An overview of Armed Forces healthcare within the NHS
26 Nov 2025
Theatre 2
The Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) is a strategic, clinically led, quality improvement programme, delivered in partnership with GIRFT, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) and NHS England, which is designed to support healthcare providers understand and meet the needs of the Armed Forces community.
Statutory requirement of the Armed Forces Covenant
Raising awareness of the Armed Forces community
Driving down health inequalities and unwarranted variation
Reduce disadvantage
- The Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) provides a mechanism for organisations to identify and showcase the best standards of care for Armed Forces veterans, in line with commitments set out in the Armed Forces Covenant.
- The programme and session will support the driving down of unwarranted variation, health inequalities and disadvantage;, while at the same time raise awareness of the Armed Forces community.
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