Major General Paul Nanson (Retired)
BRITISH Army officers and soldiers have volunteered to mentor NHS leaders to help them respond to the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 130 members of NHS England staff have been mentored by Army personnel with advice on leadership, dealing with uncertainty, decision making and planning under pressure.
The mentoring support began in June 2020 and has continued throughout the pandemic.
The Army mentors all have recent experience of military deployments or commanding troops and are able to draw on their experiences serving on evolving operations and in crisis situations to support NHS staff.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “The Armed Forces have worked relentlessly in support of the NHS throughout the pandemic, from distributing PPE and carrying out tests to administering vaccine doses.