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Find out what our teams are doing up and down the country to support Veterans and their families; as well as the work we do behind the scenes to develop each of our centres and the services providers.

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Veterans First Point Lothian Service Update

As you know public bodies in the UK are under significant cost pressures. Unfortunately NHS Lothian has taken the difficult decision to withdraw joint funding from a service that provides support to veterans in Lothian, following a stark financial review.

Lothian

V1P Xmas Office Closure

Please note that the V1P Fife Office will close at 4pm on

Friday 22nd December 2023

and will reopen on Wednesday 3rd January 2024.

We wish all our clients and co-workers a

Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

If you need support over this closure period please contact

your GP within office hours or outside office hours please call

NHS 24 on 111 or

Fife

V1P Fife Bulletin

Please check out our November V1P Fife Bulletin

https://sway.office.com/LkGtfND8Bswvq2sJ?ref=Link

Fife

LGBT Veterans Group

Our next LGBT Veterans group in partnership with Fighting with Pride will run on

Tuesday 7th November 2023

2pm - 3.30pm

You don't need to be registered with the service to come along.

Everyone is welcome.

Lothian

Women Veterans Group

We are delighted to be hosting our next women's group on Monday 30th October 2023 at 2pm - 3.30pm

This is a female veterans group and is open to all who have served in HM Armed Forces.

You don't need to be registered to come along.

For more information, please contact Stacy on 0131 220 9920 or email veterans.enquiries@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

The Group will be held at our Edinburgh Office, Veterans First Point Lothian, Erskine Edinburgh, First Floor Rothesay Wing, 468 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, EH17 7SA

Lothian

**** VACANCY **** CLOSED

Band 4 Veteran Peer Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support Worker to join the award winning ‘Veteran F1rst Point Lothian’ (V1PL) team. The holistic V1P model provides a range of social and mental health support facilitated by our peer support workers and clinicians.

Lothian

V1P Fife Spring Newsletter

The Team at V1P Fife are delighted to share with you the Spring Edition of the V1P Fife Newsletter.

Fife

V1P Fife Bank Holiday Office Closures

The V1P Fife Service

Fife

***** Job Vacancy *****

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Veteran Peer Support Worker to join the award winning ‘Veteran F1rst Point Lothian’ (V1PL) team. The holistic V1P model provides a range of social and mental health support facilitated by our peer support workers and clinicians.

Lothian