Frondigoun, L., Campbell, R., Leith, M., Sturgeon, J., Thomas, L. and Innes, D. (2021) The Unforgotten Forces Project Final Report: An Evaluation of Support for Older Veterans in Scotland. Project Report. University of the West of Scotland, Poppy Scotland.
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Abstract
This is a summary of the final report on the experiences of older – over the age of 65 - exservicemen and women and service providers for the Poppyscotland-led Unforgotten Forces (UF) project. In 2014 Poppyscotland identified that there were approximately 280,000 Scottish older veterans (including their dependants), with the average age of the older veterans being 67 years 1, and that there was a need for improvement in their well-being. Similarly significant numbers of older veterans were also recorded by the Ministry of Defence for 2017: 2.4 million UK Armed Forces veterans in the UK, the majority of them – over two-thirds - aged 65 years and older, male, white and either married or in a civil partnership, and between 6-8% of those veterans resided in Scotland (MoD, 2019) 2. Also, in that year, 2017, The Unforgotten Forces project, a 3-year funded project, was awarded £4 million from the MoD/LIBOR Aged Veterans Fund. Our findings show how the 3rd sector can and do respond to the complex needs of older veterans in community and care settings and identified the added value and effectiveness of an integrated service delivery model that recognises the importance of the complex and inter-related needs of those they are supporting in later life. Key issues raised included those of identify as an older veteran, the accessibility of information of services, responsiveness of services, joined up partnership delivery and availability of services particularly at times of crisis.
| Item Type: | Research Reports or Papers (Project Report) |
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| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Thomas, Dr Linda |
| Authors: | Frondigoun, L., Campbell, R., Leith, M., Sturgeon, J., Thomas, L., and Innes, D. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Publisher: | University of the West of Scotland, Poppy Scotland |
| ISBN: | 9781903978641 |
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