Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 29 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 April 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Thursday, 26 April 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what medical services are made available by the armed forces to members of the regular army upon the completion of tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer: Members of the regular Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines have access to a wide range of medical and dental services at all times when they are not operational deployment overseas. The range of services can be summarised as follows:"Primary Medical Care;""Regional Rehabilitation Services;""Dental Services (including dental hygiene);""Secondary Medical Care at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) where the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) is based, at NHS hospitals hosting Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHUs) and other NHS hospitals when required;""Rehabilitation Services provided by the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC), Headley Court;""Community and In-patient Mental Health Services."

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 131638; 459 c1252-3W
Session: 2006-07
Subjects: Armed forces Health services Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan Territorial Army
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