Prince Harry & NWAS Award

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been presented with an Armed Forces Covenant Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from HRH Prince Harry. This is the Ministry of Defence's prestigious badge of honour for organisations who have demonstrated outstanding support for the Armed Forces community.

NWAS was recognised with the ERS Gold distinction alongside 33 other UK employers for going above and beyond in their pledges under the Armed Forces Covenant and the trust had previously received the silver award in 2014.

HRH Prince Harry thanked this year's winners and heard about the successful initiatives that provide veterans with a fair chance of starting a second career in diverse industries following military service, and the support measures for the wider military community and workplace flexibility for Reservists.

The award presentation took place at the Imperial War Museum in London and was hosted by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, who said: "This year's Gold award winners should be extremely proud of the work they are doing to live up to the Armed Forces Covenant pledge and to promote the pledge to others."

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