TY - JOUR
T1 - UK support services for families of wounded, injured or sick Service personnel
T2 - the need for evaluation
AU - Verey, Anna
AU - Keeling, M
AU - Thandi, G
AU - Stevelink, S
AU - Fear, N
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PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - Concerns have been raised about the level of support available to those families who provide unpaid care for wounded, injured or sick (WIS) personnel in the UK. In this opinion piece, support services for families of WIS personnel in the UK and their associated evaluations are reviewed. Support services are found to be provided by government-led initiatives, third sector organisations and the Service Family Federations. A minority of interventions for families of WIS personnel in the UK have been evaluated and a culture of service evaluation is encouraged within the field.
AB - Concerns have been raised about the level of support available to those families who provide unpaid care for wounded, injured or sick (WIS) personnel in the UK. In this opinion piece, support services for families of WIS personnel in the UK and their associated evaluations are reviewed. Support services are found to be provided by government-led initiatives, third sector organisations and the Service Family Federations. A minority of interventions for families of WIS personnel in the UK have been evaluated and a culture of service evaluation is encouraged within the field.
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U2 - 10.1136/jramc-2015-000483
DO - 10.1136/jramc-2015-000483
M3 - Article
C2 - 26908508
SN - 0035-8665
VL - 162
SP - 324
EP - 325
JO - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JF - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
IS - 5
ER -