Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of the national charity Veterans Aid, reflects on the suggestion that veterans’ problems should not be dealt with by mainstream agencies.

Following today's announcement of the full scope of the Office for Veterans Affairs, charity Veterans Aid writes that the Government must take a person-centred approach.

CEO of Veteran's Aid Dr Hugh Milroy writes that he is delighted to see the appointment of a dedicated Minister after years of urging Governments to support UK veterans. 

Veterans should not be turned into icons of abandonment, says Veterans Aid. 

Veterans Aid’s New Belvedere House project shows the difference that investment can make in providing bespoke care to those who need it, says Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

An American academic, who recently became the latest in a succession of international experts to visit Veterans Aid, hailed the charity’s model as logical, economical and more effective than the ‘business-as-usual’ provisions found elsewhere.

Tramecia Garner, Associate Director for Housing & Residential Programs at US charity, Swords to Plowshares, shares her experiences of working with Veterans Aid as part of the Transatlantic Practice Exchange.

Dr. Milroy and Canada’s Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent met first when the former briefed members of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and spoke at the country’s first Conference of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans Health Research (CIMVHR) in Kingston, Ontario. When Parent attended 9ICOAF  (9th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces) in London recently the two men had much to talk about.

In an interview with PoliticsHome, Veterans Aid CEO Dr Hugh Milroy conceptualises what veteran support should look like in the 21st Century.