Armed Forces and Veterans

Armed Forces and Veterans

As both a healthcare provider and an employer, we’re dedicated to looking after the Armed Forces Community. We bring this commitment to life by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant and implementing initiatives that are real and meaningful. With two military bases in the county, some of our colleagues are military spouses or partners. We set out to provide the additional support, such as unpaid leave to help with periods of separation, needed by service families.

Our commitment as an ‘armed forces-friendly employer’ has been recognised by a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award. Our armed forces champions work across the Trust to support colleagues from the armed forces community. We do this by engaging with the executive team and Trust board to shape policy, and support colleagues. We also manage a local armed forces network that enables colleagues to socialise and provide mutual support, provides an email bulletin of news and updates, and facilitates an armed forces and breakfast club.