Select Committee · Defence Committee
Armed Forces and veterans mental health: follow-up
Status: Closed
Opened: 6 Jan 2021
Closed: 26 Apr 2024
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.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2021 | Colonel (Retired) David Richmond · Cabinet Office, Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Defence People and Veterans · Ministry of Defence, Kate Davies CBE · NHS England, Nadine Dorries MP · Department for Health and Social Care, Professor Nicola Fear · King's Centre for Military Health Research, Sir Professor Simon Wessely · King's Centre for Military Health Research | View ↗ |
| 12 Jan 2021 | Mandy Bostwick, Specialist Trauma Psychotherapist, Meagan Levin · Royal British Legion, Professor Gary Green · University of York, Sarah Jones · Help for Heroes, Sue Freeth · Combat Stress | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel (Retired) David Richmond · Director of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Defence People and Veterans · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defenc… | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Kate Davies CBE · Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and … | NHS England | 1 |
| Mandy Bostwick, Specialist Trauma Psychotherapist | — | 1 |
| Meagan Levin · Policy Officer (Welfare and Employment) | Royal British Legion | 1 |
| Nadine Dorries MP · Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prev… | Department for Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Professor Gary Green · Emeritus Professor | University of York | 1 |
| Professor Nicola Fear · Co-Director | King's Centre for Military Health Research | 1 |
| Sarah Jones · Head of Psychological Wellbeing | Help for Heroes | 1 |
| Sir Professor Simon Wessely · Co-Director | King's Centre for Military Health Research | 1 |
| Sue Freeth · Chief Executive | Combat Stress | 1 |