The Occupational Therapy Service Ltd
We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.
The Armed Forces Covenant
An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families
The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.
Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage 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.
This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.
Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
1.1 We The Occupational Therapy Service Ltd will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment
2.1 The Occupational Therapy Service Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- Armed Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
Commercial: We will work with our commercial partners to ensure they are aware of their duties regarding members of the armed forces community, i.e. not to be disadvantaged and for special provision to be given when appropriate. Health: We will work with statutory health organisations to ensure that veterans are supported to navigate health systems which ensures timely and appropriate intervention for their needs. Housing: We will ensure that all assessments for veterans and members of the armed forces com-munity are holistic and where necessary, take account of the need for support to transition from military to civilian life. We will advocate for veterans and ensure that service navigation, funding access and bespoke housing needs are optimised. Education: Where appropriate, where we provide training to NHS, local authorities, commercial organisations and the third sector, we will ensure that the needs of the armed forces community is covered and awareness raised. National Events: We will support and events such as Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day, Armed Forces Day, VE and VJ Day as well as The Falklands Conflict Commemoration Day to further promote the needs to the armed forces and veterans community.
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.