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This new guidance for forces has been put together with the aim of ensuring that those leaving the police service are given the knowledge, support and recognition that they rightly deserve.

New guidance has been published to support occupational health services to perform clinical assessments of new police officer applicants.

Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin, read on to find out what we have been up to over the last month and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.

A new guidance document from the National Police Wellbeing Service has been made available to assist forces in addressing the individual and organisational challenges of long COVID.

Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service, is working with the Police Leavers Partnership to develop an employment gateway to support people when they leave the police service.

It’s with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to OK9 dog Freya. After becoming ill before Christmas and subsequently diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous growth behind her nose, Freya is currently receiving end of life palliative care at home with her family.

Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin, read on to find out what we have been up to over the last month and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.

Today, Thursday 16 January, we have launched our online Fatigue Risk Management Toolkit.

Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin, read on to find out what we have been up to over the last month and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.

This week we were proud to host our annual conference and awards ceremony, championing and celebrating wellbeing in policing. 

We are proud to announce the release of Identity, the third film in our groundbreaking series focused on mental health and wellbeing for police officers and staff. For the first time, all three films in the series—Purpose, Meaning, and Identity—are now available to view publicly via the Oscar Kilo YouTube channel.

For the third year we are proud to support the Live Alcohol experiment initiative developed by former Chief Superintendent Maria Fox and now led by Inspector Irene Laycock from GMP. If you are looking to reduce your alcohol intake or just want to do dry January read on and find out how to take part.