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One Common Cause has asked if Nick Harvey, Defence Minister if he is willing / able to meet with use to discus some concern we have about the Medical Discharge Process as outlined in EDM 361 and EDM 473. We would also like to discus the purpose of the re-introduction of Manning Control Points for service personnel.
We already know under the Labour Party, military personnel were admin discharged when they should have been Medically Discharged we also know that alcohol intake has increased within the armed forces which we believe could be down to service personnel self medicating due to stress or mental health issues (PTSD).
The Conservative Party's Armed Forces Manifesto launched in April of this year pledged to set up a screening programme for service leavers. 'The Conservatives say their top defence priority will be to "repair the broken Military Covenant". Ensuring that Forces' families and veterans are taken care of plus tracking and monitoring veterans' mental health after they leave the Armed Forces'. However Andrew Robathan The Minister for Personnel, Welfare and Veterans. Stated on Radio 4 , that he has been advised against standardised mental health screening as it might create 'stigma' among service leavers. One Common Cause will writing a letter to Dr Liam Fox, Nick Harvey and Andrew Robathan requesting who advised against this screening programme when only Last month, the Centre for Defence Medical Health at Kings College London warned that the NHS could be overwhelmed with veterans that served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from PTSD. Full Story HERE
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