Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust supports the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or, who have served in the UK armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.
These commitments are:
- The armed forces community should enjoy the same standard of, and access to, healthcare as that received by any other UK citizen in the area they live in
- Family members should retain their place on any NHS waiting list, if moved around the UK due to the service person being posted
- Veterans should receive priority treatment for a condition that relates to their service, subject to clinical need
- Those injured in service should be cared for in a way that reflects the nation’s moral obligation to them, by healthcare professionals who understand the armed forces culture
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