The 10th October is World Mental Health Day (WMHD), a day dedicated to mental health education across the globe in order to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental health.
Continue readingToday is Ombuds Day, an annual day to recognise and raise awareness of the work of Ombudsman institutions throughout the world.
Continue readingThis week is National Inclusion Week, an annual campaign run by Inclusive Employers to raise awareness of inclusion in the workplace.
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In 2018, 25% of the formal Service complaints accepted for investigation were about bullying, harassment and discrimination. Although they are terms that people are familiar with, a lot of people don’t know what they actually mean.
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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve added speech, reading and translation support to our website with Browsealoud. This innovative tool from Texthelp helps the millions of people out there who struggle to access and understand information online. In the UK, over 12 million people have print disabilities such as dyslexia, low literacy, mild visual impairment […]
Continue readingNicola Williams spoke with Forces TV about the concerns raised in the latest Defence Select Committee’s report: ‘Fairness without Fear: The work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman’. https://www.forces.net/news/service-personnel-have-little-faith-complaints-system-mps-say SCOAF is not responsible for the content of other websites that it links to.
Continue readingOn Monday 15th July, the Ministry of Defence published their Report on Inappropriate Behaviours. The report, written by Air Marshal Wigston which makes 36 recommendations, is an important step in improving the culture in defence and one that I wholeheartedly welcome.
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