Armed Forces Covenant

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB has demonstrated its support for the armed forces community, including those who currently served or have served in the armed forces, and their families by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. View the ICB’s bronze certificate. 

What is the Armed Forces Covenant? 

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, including the bereaved, should be treated with fairness and respect.

By signing the covenant, the ICB demonstrates it support for the Armed Forces community, and for the two key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant: 

• The Armed Forces community should not face disadvantages compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services 

• Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most, such as the injured and the bereaved. 

What does this mean in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent?

The Armed Forces Covenant sets out the relationship between the nation, the government and the armed forces community, including veterans and their families. The covenant is a promise by the organisations which sign the covenant to ensure that those who serve, or have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

This means ensuring that those who serve, or have served in the armed forces, and their families have equal access to the local health services they need, and do not experience any barriers.

Who else has signed the Armed Forces Covenant? 

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB is one of over 12,000 organisations in signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Many of these are partners of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. You can search the register to find out which local organisations have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.