Armed Forces Community Health & Wellbeing - NHS Dorset Healthcare

05/03/2025

This is a fantastic opportunity, a day of FREE carting with Mission Motorsport. The Veteran karting championship 2025 is being held in Bournemouth on 18th March. See registration information below ⬇️

🏎𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🏁

The Mission Motorsport Veterans' Karting Championship delivered in partnership with TeamSport Karting is back!

This exciting series, held at various TeamSport Karting venues across the UK is exclusively for the Armed forces community and offers you the chance to enjoy adrenaline-fuelled karting fun and camaraderie. Expect tight corners, fast straights, and plenty of adrenaline-pumping racing.

Join us as we kick-start the series and enjoy an incredible day of recovery sport:

📅 When: 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
📍 Where: 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡

👉 Register for FREE here: https://kiosk.sms-timing.com/teamsportbournemouth/subscribe/event/NjMwMDAwMDAwMTU0ODc1NDA%3D

📖 Learn more about the championship: https://www.missionmotorsport.org/karting

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of the first round and set the pace for the season ahead!

02/02/2025

Our commitment to improving NHS care for veterans, reservists, and members of the armed forces and their families has been formally recognised with a Veteran Aware accreditation, received from the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).

This accreditation acknowledges a number of key pledges we have made, including:

🔲 Ensuring that the armed forces community is never disadvantaged compared to other patients, in line with the NHS’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.
🔲 Training relevant staff on veteran specific culture or needs.
🔲 Making veterans, reservists and service families aware of appropriate charities or NHS services beneficial to them, such as mental health services or support with financial and/or benefit claims.
🔲 Supporting the armed forces as an employee.

Congratulations to members and allies of our Armed Forces Support Group for their continued support and hard work to make this reaccreditation happen!

🔗 https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/news/latest-news-list/182-2025/2177-trust-reaccredited-as-veteran-aware

24/12/2024

A fab Christmas Eve morning get together with the veterans from the Bournemouth Above And Beyond Trust ....

18/12/2024

It was really lovely to spend time at The Potteries Care Home today serving veterans their Christmas lunch along with the fabulous Caroline ... delicious food cooked up courtesy of Dan the chef!

Thank you so much for the invitation to spend time with this wonderful crowd. 🎄

12/12/2024

In case you were wondering, just because some people perceive military spouses to be inherently 'strong', it doesn't mean we don't struggle or show vulnerability.

The more we speak honestly about our experiences and feelings as we navigate the rollercoaster of military life, the more we normalise the fact that it feels hard because it is hard - and that is perfectly okay!

So if you know a military spouse, (even a 'strong' one) check in on them, because the likelihood is that they are dealing with more than you even know right now. 💜

12/12/2024

We are proud to be one of the first named test of concept sites for Access Wellbeing Hubs, alongside our colleagues in Poole at Help & Care and Boscombe with BCHA. Here is Phils story:

"I never thought I would be someone who could go to such a dark place, that I thought life would be better for everyone without me, and I still find that hard to write, it still upsets me, but I really feel that I was only days away from doing it! However, you, Debbie and the team have given me back my life, my daughter her dad, and the rest of my family and friends, someone who sees joy in life and the things we do. I still have a few darker days and the odd struggle, mainly around my health issues, but the tools that you have given me to cope, really work, so although I feel low at times, I know how to express that, to be open and honest with key people in my life, including you. If it wasn’t for the team at the lantern trust, I don’t think I would be here to write this, it is one of the best and most important services that I have needed to access, S2WB is great im sure for low level issues, but for deeper darker times of mental health crisis, this service is invaluable, my only comment, isn’t against the lantern trust, but the system, It took too long to access the service, I wonder how many people are missed while waiting to try the lower level treatments and support, the recognition of how desperate I was and the service needed just felt too long, too isolated and complex. I hope that the work you and the team do is recognised and more of you amazing people can be put in place to make the service more accessible, thank you all for the help, the support, the love and care you all showed me, most of all, giving me back my life!!"

All Lantern service are built on building trusting and lasting relationships with our customers. Their voice drives our service.

12/12/2024

12/12/2024

As we step into 2025, it's the perfect time to take on a challenge that not only boosts your fitness but also supports your mental health. JH Running Club is a friendly Weymouth running club, and they are starting a FREE C25K Running program in the new year. Whether you're a beginner or just looking for a fresh start.

Why join? ✔️ Physical health: Build strength and stamina at your own pace.
✔️ Mental well-being: Running has been shown to reduce stress, improve mood, and boost self-confidence.
✔️ Supportive community: You'll have a group of like-minded individuals cheering you on every step of the way.

19/11/2024

Today is International Men’s Day.

Celebrate the men in your lives, and check in on mates you’ve not spoken to for a little while!

19/11/2024

Due to a drop in temperatures, we have triggered our emergency cold weather provisions for rough sleepers.

We want to do all we can to support anyone who is sleeping on the streets or who is rough sleeping.

If you know of someone who is sleeping rough; whether they're a relative, friend or a stranger, you can tell us about them by visiting https://thestreetlink.org.uk/ or call our Housing Advice Line on 01305 221000.

11/11/2024

We will remember them.

06/11/2024

This is an amazing facility, transforming the community mental health services within Dorset. Collaborative working, and developing a model that better meets the needs of the local population….

Welcome to the Lantern Trust and our Access Wellbeing service, Charlotte.

We are now fully staffed and ready to support our customers across the Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester areas.

Watch this space as we create "pop up" hubs within local community buildings.

Want to know more?

https://www.dorsetaccesswellbeing.co.uk/

06/11/2024

Fantastic to see Sandworld Sand Sculpture Festival - Weymouth offering free entry to our Armed Forces & Blue Light community. 🇬🇧

21/10/2024

Commando Connect is a get together of like-minded people with a chance to talk to the subject matter experts in attendance or just each other.

This event is for Royal Marines to network or just meet up with some old mates, it is for serving and former bootnecks.

The next events are as follows:
➡️Friday 25th October at 45 CDO Condor Barracks 9:30 - 12:00
➡️Friday 6th December at Stonehouse Barracks, 9:30- 12:00

To sign up or for more information, use the link below ⬇️
https://rma-trmc.org/commandoconnect/

21/10/2024

Tonight in the Sports Hall at 3d Wey Valley, the Armed Forces Community & Wellbeing Team will be attending the Mens Health Event.

Drop in and join us

5.15-7.15pm

15/10/2024

This looks like a great new drop in…

If you’re local to Weymouth/Portland why not pop along.

A unique opportunity supporting men's health. Please see details in the image.

All Gents in Weymouth and Portland

A new Men's Health Club Weymouth Football Club every Thursday from 3 till 5pm.

Shaun Porter worked as the cardiac rehabilitation specialist nurse for Weymouth and Portland for over 20 years and has set up a new voluntary project venue for discussing men's health.

Any topic discussed, in a relaxed venue over a cup of tea or coffee.

Come and give it a go.

09/10/2024

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week which aims to raise awareness around pregnancy and baby loss while offering support to bereaved parents and their families.

Locally, there are remembrance events taking place in Dorset for those wishing to come together with the community and remember their much loved and missed babies. 💙💜 ...

Please see the links below

Bournemouth and Poole Sands - Public Page

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

SPRING Support

University Hospitals Dorset

16/09/2024

The Armed Forces Community Health and Wellbeing Team will be attending the On Track event on 3rd Oct at The Tank Museum.

It is always a fantastic event, full of useful health & Wellbeing information.

See the link below for further information and tickets, Entry to the event is FREE for serving and ex-Blue Light and military personnel.

https://tankmuseum.org/events/on-track/