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| Soldiers 'on NHS waiting lists' | Soldiers 'on NHS waiting lists' |
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| The treatment of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan was described as appalling by the man who commanded the British army during the Falklands war. | The treatment of soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan was described as appalling by the man who commanded the British army during the Falklands war. |
| Field Marshall Lord Bramall said once injured soldiers were brought back to the UK they were left to languish on NHS waiting lists. | Field Marshall Lord Bramall said once injured soldiers were brought back to the UK they were left to languish on NHS waiting lists. |
| "This is where I think they're not being treated properly," he said. | "This is where I think they're not being treated properly," he said. |
| But the MoD's director of health care denied soldiers were being abandoned in the NHS and said after-care was good. | But the MoD's director of health care denied soldiers were being abandoned in the NHS and said after-care was good. |
| Air Commodore Paul Evans said most of their recovery took place in military rehabilitation centres. | Air Commodore Paul Evans said most of their recovery took place in military rehabilitation centres. |
| They get lost in the NHS, they have to join waiting lists and so on Lord Brammall | |
| He was responding to Lord Bramall, who was particularly critical of the treatment of soldiers when they initially left hospital. | He was responding to Lord Bramall, who was particularly critical of the treatment of soldiers when they initially left hospital. |
| "They then have to go onto after care and then they get lost in the NHS, they have to join waiting lists and so on. | "They then have to go onto after care and then they get lost in the NHS, they have to join waiting lists and so on. |
| "This is where I think they're not being treated properly and this goes for the TA as well." | "This is where I think they're not being treated properly and this goes for the TA as well." |
| Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reported that 5,000 soldiers are waiting for treatment on the NHS, while a military hospital, the Royal Hospital Haslar, in Hampshire, is vastly underused. | Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reported that 5,000 soldiers are waiting for treatment on the NHS, while a military hospital, the Royal Hospital Haslar, in Hampshire, is vastly underused. |
| The MoD prefers the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham to the Haslar hospital. | The MoD prefers the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham to the Haslar hospital. |
| 'Under-resourced' | 'Under-resourced' |
| Injured troops are sent there initially before being referred to their local NHS hospitals and GPs. | Injured troops are sent there initially before being referred to their local NHS hospitals and GPs. |
| But Lord Bramall said not enough resources were being provided for Selly Oak. | But Lord Bramall said not enough resources were being provided for Selly Oak. |
| "It was going to be the centre of excellence, but of course not enough money has been put into it, there's no proper accommodation, there's no nurses' accommodation. | "It was going to be the centre of excellence, but of course not enough money has been put into it, there's no proper accommodation, there's no nurses' accommodation. |
| "They've only got one and half wards in the hospital, a surgical ward and half a trauma ward." | "They've only got one and half wards in the hospital, a surgical ward and half a trauma ward." |
| The MoD said that Selly Oak's "excellent health care" and training opportunities could not be met at Haslar hospital but a spokeswoman said she could not confirm the 5,000 figure. | The MoD said that Selly Oak's "excellent health care" and training opportunities could not be met at Haslar hospital but a spokeswoman said she could not confirm the 5,000 figure. |
| They can spend many months to bring them back up to a maximum functional outcome in a military environment Air Commodore Paul Evans | They can spend many months to bring them back up to a maximum functional outcome in a military environment Air Commodore Paul Evans |
| She said the "vast majority" of troops would not have been injured during combat but may have been in a car accident. | She said the "vast majority" of troops would not have been injured during combat but may have been in a car accident. |
| Air Commodore Evans said the majority of recovery time for soldiers was within a military environment, after NHS care had seen them through the "acute phase". | Air Commodore Evans said the majority of recovery time for soldiers was within a military environment, after NHS care had seen them through the "acute phase". |
| Rehabilitation takes place either at 13 regional centres around the country or at the main centre at Hedley Court in south London, which specialises in intensive physiotherapy, he said. | Rehabilitation takes place either at 13 regional centres around the country or at the main centre at Hedley Court in south London, which specialises in intensive physiotherapy, he said. |
| "There they can spend many months to bring them back up to a maximum functional outcome in a military environment," he said. | "There they can spend many months to bring them back up to a maximum functional outcome in a military environment," he said. |