DMWS are proud to have won awards in recognition of our professional service.  Making a difference to the people we support is a reward in itself.

  • ABF The Soldiers’ Charity Fund an Award-Winning Project for Defence Medical Welfare Service

    As a result of sustained funding provided to Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) by ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Matt Long of DMWS its ‘Outstanding Partner’ Award. The award recognises those who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to working together to deliver services for their patients and community beyond organisational…

  • Justine Clayton: Soldiering On Awards 2022 Finalist

    DMWS Welfare Officer, Justine Clayton is one of the shortlisted finalists for the Family Values Award at this year’s Soldiering on Awards. Justine works under the Sustaining Communities Project in Somerset, a project which is funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and delivered by DMWS. Justine has been with our organisation since 2020…

  • Lee Bayley: Soldiering On Awards 2022 Finalist

    DMWS Welfare Officer, Lee Bayley is one of the shortlisted finalists for the Family Values Award at the Soldiering On Awards 2022. Lee has been with our organisation since 2020 and is one of many veterans serving on our team. Long before joining DMWS, Lee served in the Royal Corps Signals for 10 years, this…

  • DMWS are finalists in the Soldiering on Awards 2022

    DMWS Welfare Officers, Lee Bayley & Justine Clayton have been shortlisted as finalists for the Family Values Award at this year’s Soldiering on Awards. Lee and Justine make up a fantastic team, they have a wealth of knowledge and deliver life-changing welfare support to serving personnel, veterans, and their family members across Somerset and Herefordshire.…

  • NHS Lanarkshire honoured for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces

    NHS Lanarkshire honoured for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces. Congratulations to health and social care staff across Lanarkshire after they received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community. DMWS Welfare Officers Kenny and Ashley (pictured) are based within the trust and provide direct emotional and practical support…

  • Outstanding Charitable Contribution Award for services during Covid 19 pandemic

    DMWS Welfare Officer Ashley Winter along with Mike Davey from The Veteran Support Centre, Herefordshire, have been acknowledge for their outstanding work helping isolated veterans during the pandemic at The Armed Forces Community Lockdown Awards In Partnership With Hugh James and Pathfinder Magazine. They have won the award for Most Outstanding Charitable Contribution in Lockdown…

  • Jess Liston talks to BFBS Radio about diversifying during a pandemic supporting serving personnel, veterans & their families.

    Jess liston, regional manager south talks to George Medlake, BFBS Radio about how in a “year like no other” DMWS has evolved allowing the organisation to be proactive and continue to support those in need. And how the recent work has been recognised by winning Charity of the Year at the South West Business and…

  • Defence Medical Welfare Service win Charity of the Year

    30th April, 2021: Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) have been awarded Charity of the Year at the South West Business and Community Awards. The award recognises the work delivered by DMWS in the South of England supporting the armed forces, veterans, police officers, The Merchant Navy and their families and carers. The judging panel credited…

  • DMWS Welfare Officers Demmie Savvides and Stacy Loizou win Team of the Year Award

    DMWS has teams working in hospitals and the community in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Cyprus. The pandemic made 2020 challenging and the most difficult of years with all members of staff in the organisation reacting and adjusting routine working practices to continue to deliver our vital service during the global crisis. Throughout this difficult…

  • DMWS shortlisted for Charity of the Year at the South West Business & Community Awards

    We are pleased to announce that Defence Medical Welfare Service have been shortlisted for The Charity of The Year at the South West Business and Community Awards. This is a huge achievement with over 1,000 nominations and 83 entries within this category. The award nomination recognises the work delivered by the Defence Medical Welfare Service in the…