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Army HIVE Christmas and New Year Closures

The majority of Army HIVEs will be closed after duties on Fri 19 Dec 25 and will reopen on Mon 5 Jan 26. There may be localised variations to these dates for individual HIVEs.

Army HIVE HQ is also closed during the festive fortnight, so any enquiries submitted via the ‘If you need further information’ MS Forms function on our UK, Cyprus or Overseas blogs will be answered when we return in the New Year.

We will periodically cover private messages on our Army HIVE Facebook platform (and X/Instagram where possible) whilst we are closed. However, this will not be 24/7 and should not be relied upon for anything that requires an urgent response.

To support our customers with more immediate requirements however, the Army HIVE HQ email will provide a comprehensive out of office autoreply, detailing points of contact that are either 24/7, emergency providers, or open over the festive leave fortnight. To receive this autoreply, please email:
RC-Pers-HIVEComms-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Individual HIVEs will also provide localised contact details for Christmas and New Year cover wherever possible in their automated replies. Therefore, if you email your closest HIVE, which you can find on HIVE’s page on the Army website, their autoreply may be of additional assistance.

Army HIVE wishes all of its Service community customers, and our internal and external stakeholders, a very happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to continuing our support and engagement in 2026.


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May 2, 2024

Fife: NHS Fife - Enhancing the way patients on waiting lists receive information about referrals

NHS Fife are enhancing the way they communicate with patients on waiting lists with more services

Patients will now receive a text or email from NHS Scotland about their referral with NHS Fife.

Those with a registered mobile number or email address will be contacted in due course on how they can manage their referral through our secure online portal - Patient Hub. 

This is being used by the following services and specialties:
 Gastroenterology
 Respiratory
 Cardiology
 ENT
 Ophthalmology
 Oral and maxillofacial surgery
 Gynaecology
 Urology
 General surgery
 Orthopaedics

Patients have the option to opt out of these communications and can do this through Patient Hub or by contacting their specialty. More info: https://brnw.ch/21wJjma

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE