Where's the heir? William debuts striking new clean-shaven hairstyle as he visits hospital recruiting war veterans to work in the NHS Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5283807/Prince-William-sports-shaven-head-backs-NHS-scheme.html#ixzz54YEqOi19 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Prince William debuted his new shaven haircut today as he backed the national roll out of a recruitment drive to help veterans find work in the NHS.
The Duke of Cambridge met ex-servicemen and women at Evelina's children's hospital in London in support of the Step Into Health initiative, a programme that will help ease veterans back into civilian life.
The scheme is designed to funnel the skills and experience ex-servicemen and women gained in the Army, Navy and RAF for the benefit of the health service.
Prince William debuted his new shaven haircut today as he backed the national roll out of a recruitment drive to help veterans find work in the NHS. The Duke of Cambridge met ex-servicemen and women at Evelina's children's hospital in support of the Step Into Health initiative 
The scheme is designed to funnel the skills and experience ex-servicemen and women gained in the Army, Navy and RAF for the benefit of the health service, and has been supported heavily by the Royal Foundation (Prince William pictured at Evelina London Children's Hospital)
He was pictured sporting the new shaven look while visiting Evelina London Children's Hospital where he met veterans who are now working at the hospital.It is hoped the scheme will fill vacancies from porters to directors, with salaries from £15,000 to £100,000 a year
It is hoped the scheme will fill vacancies from porters to directors, with salaries ranging from £15,000 to £100,000 a year.
So far, a commodore, lieutenant colonel and warrant officer are among those to have secured jobs.
The Duke is making two visits to celebrate the national roll out of the 'Step into Health' programme.
He was pictured visiting Evelina London Children's Hospital where he met veterans who are now working at the hospital, before travelling to the national launch of the scheme at Chandos House, Mayfair.
The 35-year-old, who as a teenager used to hide behind his long, floppy blond fringe, has long been conscious of his receding hairline.
Prince Harry often teases his older brother about losing his locks.
While chatting to a Second World War veteran in Barbados several years ago, Harry remarked that William 'was already bald aged 12'.
In 2014, the Duchess of Cambridge suggested the perfect solution for her husband's growing bald patch - an alpaca toupee.
As they visited the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Kate was shown a tuft of alpaca wool - which was a similar shade of brown to the duke's hair - and pointed to William's head, remarking: 'You need it more than me.'
The Step into Health website says: 'The NHS recognises the transferable skills and cultural values that armed forces personnel develop when serving and how they are compatible with those required within NHS roles.
The Duke of Cambridge was greeted by staff at Evelina London Children's Hospital before introducing him to some of the patients being treated there
The scheme is being backed by Walking with the Wounded and Prince William, who attended the national launch in London this afternoon
The Step into Health website states: 'Whether you are interested in catering, maintenance, administration, finance, communications, management, or a role in one of the clinical services, this programme will benefit you'
'Whether you are interested in catering, maintenance, administration, finance, communications, management, or a role in one of the clinical services, this programme will benefit you.
'The NHS is keen to invite you to explore your transferable skills and the potential training and career opportunities available.'
A Kensington Palace spokesman told The Sun: 'He is incredibly proud that this project has become such a success.'
One former servicewoman of 20 years experience who has benefited from the scheme likened her role in the NHS to the pressures of a war zone
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She explained that the skills she had learnt were extremely transferable.
'They're very transferable' said Tiffany Hemming, speaking on BBC Breakfast.
'You have to be very good at assessing a situation and making a decision quite quickly which enables us to get things done,' she added.
'Military personal have lots of skills that are directly transferable to the NHS,' said the former vet who went on to become a medical manager within the armed forces.
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