Wednesday 18 August 2021

Life in the army gave me a resilience that many people don't have

Nottinghamshire Healthcare has been a long supporter of the Armed Forces Community and recognise the valuable contribution, wealth of experience and skills that armed forces personnel and their families bring to the organisation and that this contributes to the delivery of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led patient care.

In supporting the armed forces, the Trust has signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant and NHS Employers Step into Health programme. Armed forces and their families include service leavers, reservists, veterans, Cadet Forces adult volunteers and spouses, partners and families of those serving.

Samantha Palmer, Admin Team Leader in the Adult Mental Health Services has always been involved in army life. In fact, she actually joined at birth. She tells her story of being raised in such a different lifestyle and why she decided to join the NHS.

Samantha Palmer, Admin Team Leader