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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 22, 2019 P10
News
WELFARE REVIEW
In Brief
Air Force carers facing crisis
Lawrence McGowan Veterans over 65 accounted for cited by CarersUK. dementia while serving in a remote
21 per cent, slightly below the 22 The number of those caring for a location, a spokesman said.
AIR FORCE charity chiefs are per cent figure for relatives of RAF relative with dementia, the degenerative Nationally there are 850,000
to launch an investigation amid personnel or veterans. brain disorder, was also higher than the people with dementia. Numbers are
Be a Dambuster concerns for military personnel national average. set to rise to more than a million by
RAFA is to carry out a major 2022 and over 2m by 2051, making
struggling to care for family
members with degenerative “ We want to ensure study with the Alzheimer’s Society, it a key priority for the NHS, welfare
VISITORS TO the RAF Museum illnesses like dementia. welfare is tailored to the nation’s largest dementia charity, bodies and government.
in Hendon can take part in a digital The move comes following meet need supported by Forces welfare workers, Dr Prima Nirgude, who led the
Dambuster raid on a new 617 a survey of RAF Association ” social care professionals, veterans latest survey, said: “It is important to
Lancaster simulator. members which revealed almost diagnosed with dementia, families understand more about the activities
Participants step inside an accurate one in 10 unpaid carers who The poll of more than 4000 and carers. and needs of people in the RAF family.
set of a Lancaster as the aircraft responded are regulars currently Association members also revealed that The Association hopes to develop “We want to ensure that future
launches an attack on the Möhne serving while a further 13 per cent overall 15 per cent work as unpaid carers new welfare strategies to support RAF welfare activities are tailored to meet
Dam. Tickets are £10. were working age RAF veterans. – 2.5 per cent higher than national figure personnel caring for a person with their needs.”
Daesh suicide vow as
Coalition moves in
Staff Reporter children, being held in the area.
Speaking on Forces TV, he said:
HUNDREDS OF Daesh fanatics “It is a complex situation. Daesh
are preparing for a fight to the fighters are mixed with families
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in on the terror group’s last
mixed together a small area.
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Thousands of Daesh fighters have also captured a number of
have surrendered in recent weeks SDF fighters and local tribesmen
along with their wives and children, and are holding them hostage.”
however many of those who remain The RAF has flown more than
have vowed to fight to the death, 1700 combat missions which have
coalition combat chiefs say. killed an estimated 4300 members
The RAF’s Air Component of the terror group during the
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ENDGAME: SDF Forces have taken thousands of women and children of jihadi fighters
fleeing Baghouz PHOTO: PA