Skip to main content
Site logo

Main navigation

  • News
  • Campaigns
  • Who We Are
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Welsh Conservatives back victims petition for a Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs
  • facebook
  • twitter
Site logo

Darren Millar AM: "Only fraction of ex-servicemen with PTSD in Wales get help they need"

  • Tweet
Thursday, 2 June, 2016
  • Local News
  • Senedd News
Responding to the findings of the ‘Call to Mind: Wales’ report, Welsh Conservative health spokesman Darren Millar AM said: “We welcome the findings of the report, which show that much more needs to be done to support the mental health of our veterans in Wales, for who we owe a great debt. “Of the 10,000 Welsh veterans who live with some form of PTSD, just a fraction get referred on to Veterans NHS Wales, which exists to provide specialist support for our ex-servicemen. “Sadly there remains a worrying lack of knowledge among veterans and their families regarding service-related mental health issues, and consequently a large number of veterans are unaware of where to go for treatment. “Mental health services for veterans need to be much more clearly sign-posted, so that those who need help can get it with maximum ease. This is vital if they are to lead normal lives and re-integrate into civilian life. “I call on the new Cabinet Secretary for health to make the mental health needs of our veterans a priority going into the new Assembly term, and to increase the funding of Veterans NHS Wales to enhance its capacity and make sure that support is visible and accessible to all who need it.”

You may also be interested in

Darren Millar

Darren Millar

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd. Member of the Welsh Parliament for Clwyd West.
Member of the Welsh Parliament for Clwyd West. Shadow Minister for Constitution and North Wales. Chief Whip.

Show only

  • Articles
  • Assembly News
  • Local News
  • Opinions
  • Reports
  • Senedd News
  • Speeches
  • Westminster News

The Welsh Conservative Party

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
Welsh Conservatives
  • facebook
  • twitter
Promoted by the Welsh Conservatives, all at Pro-Copy Business Centre, Parc Ty Glas, Cardiff CF14 5DU.
Copyright 2025 The Welsh Conservative Party . All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree