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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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December 4, 2025

Scotland: The latest Newsletter and vacancies from the NHS Scotland AFTP Team as of 3rd of December

NHS Scotland is offering up to 6-month paid placement starting this September/October across a range of roles within the Health Boards. These placements are designed to help transfer your unique skills into a meaningful career in healthcare.


For more information about the AFT programme - webpage

AFTP host activities on a regular basis throughout the year - including a monthly information and application Webinars, in-person events, as well as providing information on how to become an Armed Forces Ambassador.

Click here to watch an introduction from the team regarding the programme, and its activities and aims.

To join the virtual Webinars, complete this form to sign up for:

Intro to NHSScotland (every 1st Tuesday)

Application (every 2nd Tuesday)

Skills Alignment (every 3rd Tuesday)

Surgery Session (every 4th Tuesday)

You can attend as many as you like and register as far ahead as January 2026!

Other information regarding  in-person events and other unique opportunities will be published within the mailing list - make sure you're signed up!


Information provided by Leuchars HIVE