Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

In September 2023 Cambridgeshire Community Services was formally accredited as a veteran aware healthcare provider in recognition of the Trust’s commitment and work as an exemplar of the best standards of care for serving personnel, veterans, reservists, adult cadets and families of the Armed Forces community.

CCS provides an extensive portfolio of community-based services to people across Cambridgeshire, Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk and has met standards laid down by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), a national NHS quality improvement programme.

Our aim is to ensure that patients who serve or have served in the UK Armed Forces and their families are not disadvantaged when accessing healthcare services in line with the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. Through collaboration with internal teams, external organisations and neighbouring NHS trusts we have created a joined-up approach to gain a greater understanding of the challenges faced within the Armed Forces community.

We gained the Gold award from the Employment Recognition Scheme and have refined our recruitment procedure to provide clear pathways for employment opportunities. We welcome and encourage members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and adult Cadets to apply for roles within our Trust to equip them to utilise their many transferable skills within our workforce.

About us

Quality is at the heart of all we do and we are proud to provide high quality services that enable people to live healthier lives and receive care closer to home. 

We provide an extensive portfolio of services, including:

• A range of children’s services to children, young people and families across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• A range of children’s services to children, young people and families across Norfolk and Waveney
• A range of children’s services to children, young people and families as Bedfordshire Community Health Services for the residents of Bedfordshire (provided in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust)
• Children and Adults’ Community Health Services for the residents of Luton
• Dental HealthCare Services (Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk)
• DynamicHealth specialist and musculoskeletal physiotherapy services (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough)
• iCaSH: integrated Contraception and Sexual Health services (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes, Norfolk and Peterborough)
• Neuro-therapy services in Bedfordshire.

We believe that community based health services are fundamental to the success of an NHS that gives people more choice and control over their health.