14 months ago this Labour government unveiled the expansion of National Health Service priority treatment to all returning soldiers. The care was intended to treat soldiers' injuries and ill health sustained as a result of active service.
Now, Health Minister, Ben Bradshaw has admitted that the Department of Health has no idea if a single veteran has received priority treatment. In answer to a Parliamentary Question he said: "The Department does not collect information specific to veterans' access to the National Health Service, nor on how many receive priority treatment".
Well done Ben Bradshaw, well done the Labour government. Send our armed forces to fight your wars and then not live up to your promises to equip them adequately or give them the priority hospital treatement that you promised them.
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