Re-posting for my academic/research contacts who might like to work with the brilliant Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence

This is your last chance to register for the CPCoE 2024 - 2025 Funding Opportunities Applicant Webinar, cohosted with the Chronic Pain Network happening tomorrow - Wednesday, April 17 at 1200 EST.

Register Now - eventbrite.com/e/cpcoe-2024-f…

We are pleased to announce that Anisha Worbs begins her new role today as Director of the OVA. 

Anisha looks to build on the OVA’s work to enable veterans to continue to make brilliant contributions to society after leaving the armed forces.

Love seeing people like the amazing Rebecca Bennett receive their new #VeteranCard . If you’re a veteran in the UK, you can get yours now too.

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gov.uk/veteran-card

Teams from the OVA, MOD and GDS have worked for 2 years to get this done. More complex than most imagine, the problems have been substantial. We KNOW that this will make a real difference for those needing support. Well done to the team! Apply now. 🪪

Veteran Cards are here!

How to get yours at gov.uk/veteran-card 👇

✍️Confirm eligibility
🪪 Confirm identity
💂‍♀️ Enter service details
📸 Upload photo
✅ Complete application

Visit GOV.UK and search Veteran Card to find out more.

If you haven't read our latest Meet the Expert article yet, you're missing out on an insightful interview with our Co-Director, Professor Nicola T. Fear (Nicola Fear) on her career so far, current work and even her dream research project.🔗 here to read: fimt-rc.org/news/20231212-…

Drastic measures to drop a bit of Xmas weight…. #GiveBlood . A good New Year’s resolution for those looking for one…

We start small. We build. We make things better every week. Some people WANT one. Lots of people NEED one. Keep testing the process please!

I promised Veterans ID cards would start being rolled out this year, after years of delay. They were - thousands of veterans now have them. From January, full digital verification is operational - anyone can apply.

The process even won a Civil Service Award.. terrific news.

Veteran ID Card👇🏼
OVA are printing another 10000 cards to stress test the process.
To apply email [email protected] with this info;
Name, DOB & year you left.
You’ll then receive a username & password to access the portal.
Once verified & printed it’ll take 6 weeks ish

Did you know predecessors of Royal Tank Regiment served at the Battle of Cambrai? 🪖

Nowadays, Cambrai day is celebrated each year with parades, dinners and even sports celebrations 🇬🇧

#BritishArmy #FearNaught

After a fantastic launch event hosted by the Lord Mayor of York and York Shrievalty the Office for Veterans' Affairs Conference is off to a flying start. Great to have Rt Hon Johnny Mercer opening with a warm welcome and Q&A. #York #Evidence #Veterans Queen's Own Yeomanry

A conference outside of London: fantastic! Welcome to York Rt Hon Johnny Mercer, Office for Veterans' Affairs plus friends & colleagues from across the sector who work together, striving to make the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran.

A pleasure to represent Queen's Own Yeomanry and Office for Veterans' Affairs at the launch of the #PoppyAppeal with Lord Mayor of York this morning.

(Almost all of) The UK delegates here at #CIMVHRForum ! Great to have so many people sharing their research and forming connections with veterans’ health experts from across the world. The Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Anglia Ruskin VFi UofG SHW University of Salford RAND Europe King's Centre for Military Health Research Office for Veterans' Affairs Dr. David Pedlar

A really great presentation from Dr Mary Keeling from The Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre at #CIMVHRForum on the perception of veterans in the UK.

To read the Office for Veterans' Affairs funded research on this topic published last year follow this link!👇

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

There 800+ attendees at #CIMVHRForum this year. Superb to see UK presenters sharing their work internationally. Well done @TomKersey4 and Nicola Fear for getting the conference off to a great start. Anglia Ruskin VFi King's Centre for Military Health Research

Great to be in #Ottawa representing Office for Veterans' Affairs at CIMVHR | ICRSMV. Kicked off with a productive early Sunday roundtable with Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence and McMaster Forum - working together to improve our use of evidence.

We're offering #ResearchFunding to meet the needs identified as James Lind Alliance and Office for Veterans' Affairs Top 10 priorities for research to improve the quality of life for former UK service personnel, and their families and carers.

Find out more and apply: nihr.ac.uk/researchers/fu…