Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 23324

Veterans: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide immediate mental support to veterans medically discharged from service.

Answer

Al Carns
Structured Mental Health Assessments are conducted by Defence GPs as part of the medical discharge process to screen for mental health concerns and enable follow up in primary care or referral to specialist mental health services if required. Where person...
ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 23324) →