Veterans First Point Lothian

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

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.

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 [email protected]

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Veterans First Point service to be reduced – News & Media 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....

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.

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

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

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

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

Job opportunity at Erskine Careers - Estates Manager Edinburgh 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....

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 [email protected] or Ian Jackson [email protected] if this is something that interests you.

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

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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 [email protected] or call 01875 615423.