Veterans First Point Lothian

27/02/2025

Today we hosted our final drop-in at Veterans First Point Lothian, at our current base at Edinburgh Erskine Home. It was a pleasure to see so many familiar faces there to say goodbye. We would like to say thank you to all in the veterans community that have been involved over the past 15 years.

We have worked to support over 2500 veterans since we opened doors in 2009 and it has been a privilege to be able support such a resilient group of individuals.

NHS Lothian remain committed to supporting Veterans. The team has always aimed to be a service designed by veterans to meet the needs of veterans. We hope to collaborate with all stakeholders as we develop a new model on the reduced budget going forward.

But for now it is farewell and warmest wishes from,

The team at Veterans First Point Lothian

11/11/2024

Lest we forget - Today we remember and pay our respects to all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember those that did not come home and honour all those that returned many of whom carry the physical and mental scars.

28/10/2024

It is with regret that we need to share this recent update on veterans First Point Lothian services.

We would encourage any veteran service user affected by this decision to contact the team for support. All existing appointments will still be offerrred as planned and a member of staff will work with you on your care plan.

If you would like to give feedback on this decision, please direct this to NHS Lothian Patient Experience team by calling 0131 4655658 or emailing loth.feedback@nhs.scot

nhs Lothian

Veterans First Point service to be reduced October 28, 2024 Our Services Reading Time: 2 minutes 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. The health board has told Veterans....

17/10/2024

Unfortunately we have to close our drop in service today (17th October) due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be back open next Thursday 24th October.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

26/09/2024

We are happy to announce that our drop in service is now back open on a Thursday 2pm - 3.30pm.

Our Wednesday drop in remains closed at the moment.

We look forward to seeing you all today.

Thanks
V1PL Team

17/09/2024

***edit - we are now back open on a Thursday ***

23/08/2024

Imperial War Museums 25th Anniversary of the Lifting of the Ban Project - https://mailchi.mp/fightingwithpride/imperial-war-museums-25th-anniversary-of-the-lifting-of-the-ban-project

23/08/2024

Erskine Veterans Charity are hiring for various role - below is the advertisement for an Estate Manager in Edinburgh.

💸 Grade 5 Salary £34,396 - £38,697
💜Full-Time Role (Part-Time considered)
📆 Closing 1st September

Working for Erskine:“ERSKINE is an iconic Scottish charity, formed in 1916 by Scotland’s compassionate response to the horrors of war. A century later, we still believe that Veterans and their families deserve our utmost respect and compassion, for the sacrifices they made and the challenges th....

25/07/2024

Calling Gullane!

Poppyscotland are looking for a volunteer in Gullane to help with the annual Scottish Poppy Appeal as Area Organiser.

The role involves distributing poppy tins and boxes, then banking all donations back to us at the end of the Appeal.

Poppyscotland can't run the Appeal without amazing volunteers, so please don't hesitate to get in touch with either Jess Clark Poppyscotland at j.clark@poppyscotland.org.uk or Ian Jackson i.jackson@poppyscotland.org.uk if this is something that interests you.

22/06/2024

Come along and see some of our wonderful Veteran Volunteers- who are at today’s Armed Forces Day in Edinburgh.

28/05/2024

🌟 VACANCIES - Join Our Community First East Lothian - Community Helper Project! 🌟

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in your local community? Community First East Lothian needs you! As a Community Helper, you could be providing companionship, running errands, doing light housework, and offering practical support to someone in East Lothian who needs an extra hand. Contact Lana for more information and to request an application pack lana@volunteereastlothian.org.uk or call 01875 615423.

30/04/2024

We are delighted to be teaming up with Johnny from UK SMART Recovery Scotland and will be hosting our first meeting tomorrow at our Edinburgh Office.
All Veterans are welcome.
Please see the poster below for more information or call our office on 0131 220 9920.