Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 3 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 61 members in total.
MEDICAL DISCHARGE BOARDS AND ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
That this House recognises the difficulties with the current Medical Discharge system by which three medical boards discuss the injured person's medical treatment and discharge; believes that insufficiently reliable information about benefits and entitlements is available to service personnel prior to discharge, as well as information about the Discharge board process itself, which is often convoluted and conducted in an uninformative manner; notes that the appointments with the boards can often be intimidating; calls for better support from outside agencies such as the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency; and urges the Government to investigate the matter and to transform medical discharge boards so that they become fairer, more transparent and more accessible in terms of advice and guidance throughout the whole process.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 361
- Session
- 2009-10
- Other sponsors
- Lynne Jones
- Mark Oaten
- Colin Breed
- David Drew
- Mike Hancock
- Subjects
- Armed forces covenant
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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