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Medical experts who treat injured soldiers say the government is failing to abide by its military covenant - as veterans are not receiving the healthcare they have been promised.

The Armed Forces Covenant, which is described as a duty of care to the armed forces, states that veterans will be "sustained and rewarded" for the rest of their lives.

But leading professors in psychology and orthopaedics say ministers are failing to keep this promise.

In 1999 former army Sargeant Simon Harmer, from Winchester, lost his right leg below the knee and left leg above the knee when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.

He said it took months to receive treatment by the NHS, rather than weeks when he was in military system.

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on October 29 2014.