Will the Minister provide a breakdown of veterans referred to Veterans' NHS Wales in the years 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport | Answered on 01/07/2016
The breakdown of referrals to Veterans NHS Wales by year is:
2010-11 191
2011-12 205
2012-13 329
2013-14 390
2014-15 542
2015-16 592*
*The 2015-16 figure includes extrapolated data for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board between December 2015 and March 2016.
Veterans who think they may be suffering from PTSD can refer themselves to Veterans NHS Wales or can access it through other organisations such as military charities and primary care.