The Armed Forces Covenant - NHS Employers response to the Defence Select Committee inquiry
NHS Employers written evidence submission to the Defence Select Committee Inquiry on the Armed Forces Covenant.
NHS Employers works in partnership with NHS England, Walking with the Wounded and The Royal Foundation to support NHS organisations in England and Wales to diversity their workforce and offer guidance on how to be more inclusive recruiters for the Armed Forces community as part of the Step into Health programme.
NHS Employers also encourages employing organisations across the NHS to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.
100% of trusts and 38% per cent of ICS have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. A number of these employers have been awarded an Employer Recognition Scheme award for their work with the Armed Forces community.
