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Armed Forces and veterans mental health: follow-up

Non-inquiry session

The Committee is revisiting its inquiry in the last Parliament into the provision of mental health care for the Armed Forces and veterans to see what progress has been made on its recommendations and how the system has responded to the pandemic.

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Past events

Tuesday 26 January 2021
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Armed Forces and veterans mental health: follow-up - Oral evidence 26 January 2021
2:30pm
  • Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, People, and Veterans at Ministry of Defence)
  • Nadine Dorries MP (Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Patient Safety at Department for Health and Social Care)
  • Kate Davies CBE (Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) at NHS England)
  • Colonel (Retired) David Richmond (Director of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs at Cabinet Office)
3:45pm
  • Sir Professor Simon Wessely (Co-Director at King's Centre for Military Health Research)
  • Professor Nicola Fear (Co-Director at King's Centre for Military Health Research)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 12 January 2021
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Armed Forces and veterans mental health: follow-up - Oral evidence 12 January 2021
2:30pm
  • Mandy Bostwick, Specialist Trauma Psychotherapist
  • Professor Gary Green (Emeritus Professor at University of York)
3:15pm
  • Sue Freeth (Chief Executive at Combat Stress)
  • Sarah Jones (Head of Psychological Wellbeing at Help for Heroes)
  • Meagan Levin (Policy Officer (Welfare and Employment) at Royal British Legion)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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