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Celebrate our new ERS gold award winners

Congratulations to the healthcare organisations that have been awarded gold under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Publication date: 21 July 2026

This year 162 organisations across the UK that have been awarded gold under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), of these eight are healthcare organisations.

The gold award recognises employers who have demonstrated outstanding support for the Armed Forces community, including Reservists, veterans, the Cadet movement and military families.

We are proud to celebrate this year's gold Award recipients and thank them for their continued commitment to supporting the Defence community.

Congratulations to the eight healthcare Gold ERS award winners:

  • Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust
  • Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust 
  • North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 
  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust 
  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Powys Teaching Health Board Sanctuary.

The full list is available on the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) website.