Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the commitment in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-24 to further develop the Veterans Trauma Network, what steps his Department is taking to improve that service for veterans.

NHS England is committed to further developing the Veterans Trauma Network to create and embed an integrated pathway of clinical and holistic care for veterans. NHS England is working with providers to formalise the arrangements in place with the NHS Trusts that form the Veterans Trauma Network to create stability and certainty over the coming years. We continue to use feedback from veterans who use the service to identify areas for change and improvement.