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It is acknowledged that due to military service, ex-Service personnel and their families may have unique health and social care requirements, which need to be understood to provide the best care and enable the best recovery from ill health. Therefore, this theme covers resources, articles, and documents related to all aspects of ex-Service personnel and their family’s physical health. This includes access to good quality health services, understanding the unique health and care needs of veterans and their families and the provision of specialist services, medical care, and support for service-related injuries (e.g., blast injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, traumatic brain injury).

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February 2025
Effects of Veterans Affairs access expansions on inpatient care for women Veterans

Abstract: Background: Enactment of the Veterans Choice Act (VCA) in 2014 and expansion of Medicaid programs led to greater options for Veterans to receive health care outside of the U.S. Department of…

Physical Health Peer reviewed
January 2025
Leveraging a clinical dashboard and process mappings to improve treatment access and outcomes for women Veterans with urinary incontinence

Abstract: In support of the Improving Primary Care Understanding of Resources and Screening for Urinary Incontinence to Enhance Treatment initiative with the Veterans Health Administration, we develop…

Physical Health Peer reviewed
January 2025
Gut microbial composition is associated with symptom self-report in trauma-exposed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Abstract: Iraq and Afghanistan War-era Veterans are at elevated risk for physical injuries and psychiatric illnesses, in particular the polytrauma triad of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), post-tra…

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February 2025
Effects of Veterans Affairs access expansions on inpatient care for women Veterans

Abstract: Background: Enactment of the Veterans Choice Act (VCA) in 2014 and expansion of Medicaid programs led to greater options for Veterans to receive health care outside of the U.S. Department of…

Physical Health Peer reviewed
January 2025
Predicted mortality and cardiology follow-up following heart failure hospitalizations among Veterans Health Administration patients

Abstract: Background: Guidelines recommend timely follow-up with a cardiology specialist for patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF), but it is unknown whether the timeliness of specialty cardio…

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December 2024
Functional limitations and firearm purchases among low-income U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: Functional limitations may be associated with firearm ownership among veterans by amplifying perceptions of vulnerability and the need for security, yet their role remains undere…

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November 2024
Chronic pain among UK ex-Service personnel: Is there a need to know and do more?

To date, little is known about the prevalence and impact of chronic pain among United Kingdom (UK) ex-Service personnel. Evidence from the United States (US) and Canada, however, indicates that this m…

Physical Health
October 2024
Veterans in Care Homes: An International Scoping Review to Inform UK Policy and Practice

Background Social care in the UK has long been considered the poor relation of NHS-provided healthcare, comparatively neglected in terms of the attention, priority, and state funding it receives [1], …

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August 2024
Beyond the Finish Line: Examining the long-term benefits of competitive sport as recovery through the lens of the Invictus Games

Military sport recovery programming has proliferated internationally over the past 20 years in response to increased numbers of military personnel with physical and/or psychological illnesses and inju…

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20 May 2025 , 09:00

Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Conference 2025

The Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre will hold its annual conference on Tuesday 20th May 2024 at Bush House, King's College, London, themed around 'Understanding and supporting the Armed Forces Co…

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23 April 2025 , 09:00

Centre for Military Women's Research 2025 Conference: Military Women’s Health & Well-being

The Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR) at Anglia Ruskin University is holding its second conference themed around 'Military Women's Health and Well-being'. The event will take place on the …

Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT

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Effects of Veterans Affairs access expansions on inpatient care for women Veterans

Leveraging a clinical dashboard and process mappings to improve treatment access and outcomes for women Veterans with urinary incontinence

Gut microbial composition is associated with symptom self-report in trauma-exposed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Recent Physical Health
policy & practice documents

Effects of Veterans Affairs access expansions on inpatient care for women Veterans

Predicted mortality and cardiology follow-up following heart failure hospitalizations among Veterans Health Administration patients

Functional limitations and firearm purchases among low-income U.S. military Veterans

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Chronic pain among UK ex-Service personnel: Is there a need to know and do more?

Veterans in Care Homes: An International Scoping Review to Inform UK Policy and Practice

Beyond the Finish Line: Examining the long-term benefits of competitive sport as recovery through the lens of the Invictus Games

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Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre Conference 2025

Centre for Military Women's Research 2025 Conference: Military Women’s Health & Well-being

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