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Law, Ethics and Morality all influence the professional conduct of Military Healthcare Professionals. A widely accepted military healthcare ethics guidance Code may assist Military Healthcare Professionals discharge their duties. This commentary describes the development of such guidance. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services tasked its Military Healthcare Working Group to produce such guidance, intended to promote consistency in applying ethical principles. It may also potentially mitigate against Moral Injury, although this has not been evaluated yet. A series of workshops created the document, published as Allied Medical Publication 8.19 (Military Healthcare Ethics), in July 2025. Military healthcare ethical issues include: \u201cdual loyalty\u201d (military healthcare professionals\u2019 responsibility to ensure patients receive appropriate care, whilst concurrently looking after the best interests of their parent organization), medical rules of eligibility, special populations, prisoners of war and detainees, conduct of military medical units\/personnel, use of the Red Cross\/Crescent\/Crystal symbol, arming of medical units\/personnel and absolute prohibitions. The workshops developed the King\u2019s Military Healthcare Ethics Analytical Framework to help analyze military healthcare ethical dilemmas. This is intended to add value and consistency to decision-making and to have wide utility across Military Healthcare Practitioners. 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