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<p>Primary responsibility for the care of veterans lies with the NHS in England and
the Devolved Administrations. The Armed Forces Covenant makes clear that veterans
should enjoy the same standard of healthcare by the NHS as any other UK citizen in
the area where they live, and receive priority, subject to the clinical needs of others,
for conditions resulting from Service. The NHS and the Devolved Administrations are
fully signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, and the NHS in England is mandated to
meet this commitment.</p><p>The vast majority of Service leavers are fit and well,
and no individual who is injured in the course of their duty will leave the Armed
Forces until it is right for them to do so, however long that takes. For those who
are being discharged with serious medical conditions, the Transition Protocol is in
place to ensure continuity of care wherever the veteran resides in the UK.</p>
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