Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment and care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems.

Last year NHS England conducted an audit of their veterans’ mental health services to capture and build on best practice. They sought the views and experiences of the people that access these services first hand, through a national engagement exercise.

NHS England launched the new transition, intervention and liaison veterans’ mental health service on 1 April. This new service has been designed specifically to support and treat both veterans and also service personnel who are approaching discharge.

Further information can be found on the NHS Choices website:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Militaryhealthcare/veterans-families-reservists/Pages/veterans-mental-health.aspx