Centre for Military Ethics: Ethics Playing Cards

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Should veterans have priority access to healthcare if they are injured during military service?

What do you think? What if this deprives civilians affected by the same condition of the healthcare that they need?

• Priority access to healthcare for those injured in service reflects the nation’s moral obligation to service personnel.

• This extends to both physical and mental conditions which may only become apparent in later life.

• Health professionals should have some understanding of the armed forces and armed forces culture.

The Armed Forces Covenant, p6.

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/49469/the_armed_forces_covenant.pdf

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