QHS have signed the Armed Forces Covenant as is an Armed Forces Friendly Employer and recognises the armed forces community unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. The Armed Forces Covenant is a written and publicised voluntary pledge from businesses and other organisations who wish to demonstrate their support for the armed forces community.

The covenant can be signed by a business or other organisations of any size, and from any industry whether they are an employer of a member of the armed forces community or simply wish to acknowledge publically their support for the armed forces. Thousands of companies and organisations have signed the covenant in addition to QHS, these include major names such as Asda, Vodafone, Facebook, Virgin Media, Royal Mail, RBS and Lloyds banking group.

QHS takes it's corporate and social responsibilities extremely seriously, and as such is registered with the Forces Families Jobs Forum having previously signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging it will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:

• no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen
• in some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved