MoD ‘Must Offer Psychological Facility’

By Ian Griggs; Jonathan Owen

Headley Court in Surrey is the Army’s flagship rehabilitation facility for wounded soldiers, but there are increasing demands for an equivalent centre to deal with psychological battle scars. Combat Stress, a charity that helps trauma-tised veterans, said there should be a centre of excellence and that the work should go to the charity, along with funding. "We are trying to work in partnership with the MoD to treat people with clinical need and it is starting to listen," said Robert Marsh, a spokesman.

The Ministry of Defence has 15 Departments of Community Mental Health and is working with army charities to set up pilot schemes for mental health clinics for veterans in NHS hospitals. This week, the Veterans minister is expected to announce a [pound]1m-plus increase in funding for Combat Stress.

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