Local service contacts for members of the armed forces approaching discharge or veterans who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a survey found that more than half find it difficult to speak up about mental health issues. The health service has today (9 January) launched a new campaign to highlight its Op COURAGE service, which now includes enhanced specialist […]

As the next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View announced 17,500 forces veterans and service personnel will benefit from £9million investment in new and improved NHS mental health services, NHS England’s Director of Health & Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services Commissioning looks at what it will bring: Improved NHS mental health […]

NHS England is set to launch (April 1) a brand new mental health service which has been specially tailored to support and treat ex-armed forces veterans and service personnel who are approaching discharge. The newly commissioned £9m service, known officially as the NHS transition, intervention and liaison (TIL) veterans’ mental health service, will act as […]

Responsibility for Armed Forces healthcare is split between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the NHS. Defence Medical services (DMS) provide a range of services for regular serving personnel in the UK, those serving overseas and in some cases their families. From an NHS perspective, commissioning responsibilities are discharged through NHS England as a direct […]

In the latest in a series of blogs about health care for ex-service personnel, wife Jane (not her real name) gives heartfelt insight into what it is like for the families of veterans scarred by what they have seen and been through: When asked if I would write down my thoughts and experiences of living […]

NHS chiefs have urged family doctors to enlist in a scheme improving care for thousands of armed forces veterans and their families. GPs and their teams have been sent a comprehensive package of resources covering how to identify veterans and make sure their service is recognised by hospitals and other services, as well as how […]

NHS England is today asking armed forces veterans to share their experience of mental health services and help improve future care across the country. The launch of a national survey will help improve the care available for veterans as they move from military to civilian life. The survey is a chance for veterans to share […]

Patients with heart disease and who were on a waiting list for a cardiac revascularisation or heart operation in 11 English NHS Hospital Trusts were offered the opportunity to participate in a Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMs) pilot about their heart operation – the aim of which was to see if it was possible for the […]

Armed forces veterans suffering a mental health crisis will receive specialist care as part of a new Op Courage service launched by NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens today. Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff will work with military charities to provide therapy, rehab services and, in extreme cases, inpatient care to hundreds of former […]