An article about the mental health problems faced by British troops British soldiers are faced with massive mental health problems due to drastic working conditions and out of date support techniques, a former Special Air Service soldier has revealed. Ex-trooper Bob Paxman, 41, has broken the SAS vow of silence to reveal the risk [...]
More cash call for veterans’ care
The head of a veterans’ charity has called for more investment in mental health services for former servicemen – claiming planned NHS investment was “a spit in the ocean”. Commodore Toby Elliott, the outgoing chief executive of the charity Combat Stress, also said the health service often failed to understand the specific needs of [...]
