Evaluating the Supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings Programme in Northern Ireland

In 2021, the Trust and NHS England and NHS Improvement jointly awarded almost £2 million to establish a Supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings pilot programme to help support vulnerable veterans throughout the UK.

In Northern Ireland, a new service was established that was aligned with an independent award to the Veterans Support Office (VSO) who established a Veteran’s Adviceline for Statutory Professionals (VASP) service.

The VASP service was established as an out of hours help and advice line by the Somme Nursing Home who received a grant of £120,000. 

The report below provides an independent evaluation by the University of Chester regarding the impact of the VASP service and reveals the profile of the service users, the organisations utilising the service and the type of support sought.

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