Rutalnd Veterans Workshop engagement report, Rutland

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Rutland organised a workshop and the focus of discussions were:

• To gain an understanding of what support is currently available in Rutland

• To explore what could be done better for Rutland veterans

• To find out how other organisations can help/support the Statutory organisations

• To explore how all organisations can work better together

• To find out how veterans find out about support available

Summary of Points Raised:

• Organisations Working Together

• Finding and Negotiating Available Support

• Veterans’ Mental Health

• Transition from Military to Civilian Life

• Identifying Veterans

• Awareness of Veterans

• Serving Personnel Comments

Suggestions made:

• Set up a Forum to address issues of promoting and gathering information on local support available, acting as a way for organisations to work together and collaborate better and a signposting role.

• Review of how information is shared with Rutland veterans

• Provision of Transition Intervention and Liaison Service (TILs) service

• Identification of early leavers

• Identification of veterans

• Awareness training for staff working with veterans

Future Plans:

Healthwatch Rutland to form a working party and actively acquire funding.

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Rutland
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Type of report
Report
Key themes
Written information, guidance and publicity
Integration of services and communication between professionals
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Staffing - levels and training
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity

Methodology and approach

Name(s) of the partner organisation(s)
Rutland County Council
Primary research method used
Deliberative event
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and specialist MH services
Other
Assisted living/Extra Care housing services/Supported housing

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
0
Age group
Not known
Gender
Not known
Is the gender identity of people in the report the same as the sex they were assigned at birth?
Not known
Sexual orientation
Not known
Pregnancy/maternity
N/A
Types of disabilities
Mental health condition
Does this report feature carers?
No
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