Meeting500
Your1
Nurses500
Your3

Overview

About the National Armed Forces Healthcare Training and Education Programme

The Armed Forces community comprises current serving personnel, their families, and military veterans and their families. While many health needs are shared with the wider population, military life can lead to distinct challenges and service attributable conditions. These differences affect access, delivery, and long-term outcomes for the patient and their family.
 
Under the Armed Forces Covenant legal duty, NHS bodies must give ‘due regard’ to this community’s needs in planning and delivering services. To support this, NHS England and the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) have launched The National Armed Forces Healthcare Training and Education Programme.

Programme Structure

Module One

NHS Introduction to the Armed Forces community (5-minute induction/awareness video).

Begin Module 1

Module Two

NHS Leadership Overview: NHS care for the Armed Forces community (20-minute presentation with the offer of a 10-minute facilitated discussion).

Available to be delivered either Face to Face, pre-arranged webinar with your Regional Trainer or via the national training schedule calendar, just go on one of the links and register.  

Module Three

NHS Workforce Module: Supporting the Armed Forces community (30-minute practical guidance for frontline staff).

Available to be delivered either Face to Face, pre-arranged webinar with your Regional Trainer or via the national training schedule calendar, just go on one of the links and register.  

Module Four

NHS E-Learning: Supporting Armed Forces community (interactive, role-relevant learning).

Coming soon.

Module Five

NHS Train the Trainer (T3) Armed Forces community Toolkit: Resource Pack for Armed Forces Leads/Champions (facilitation guidance, scenarios, and support materials).

Coming soon, contact your Regional Trainer. 

Programme Aims