How military knowledge helps the public
FORMER SERVICE personnel have helped different communities deal with all manner of problems, making urgent deliveries of food and medicines to vulnerable people while also helping those who are shielding receive what they need.
Many others have helped ensure those who need a test for the virus have been able to get one by setting up mobile testing sites, allowing them to run smoothly and safely to daily test thousands of people with symptoms.
A lot of this work has required specific skills our veterans have learnt throughout years of military service.
The work of these veterans goes to show the military gives you key skills, transferable to civilian life – be it healthcare, business or organisation.
Veterans form an important part of our NHS workforce and, throughout COVID-19, many more have come forward to support the continued fight against this pandemic.
Working across a variety of roles, both on and off the frontline, the NHS has benefitted from their military
expertise and experiences, invaluable at this challenging time.
From redesigning hospital departments to safely supporting virus and nonvirus patients, to providing care for those in Nightingale Hospitals and supporting nurses using military mental health resilience techniques, vets have once again served our country with pride.This is in addition to many who have continued to work in dedicated NHS services for ex-service personnel, such as Veterans’ Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service and Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service to ensure care and treatment remains available throughout this period, virtually or via phone.