Aeran Taylor
31 Jan 2025 · Coroner Joseph Turner · West Sussex, Brighton and Hove
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of inquiry into PTSD correlation
“no inquiry or check as to possible correlation with potential PTSD or other reasons for the behaviour”
2. lack of formal clinical assessment at discharge
“no formal, clinical assessment of mental health at point of discharge”
3. lack of awareness of regimental welfare staff
“lack of awareness of regimental welfare staff and the role such organisations can play in supporting veterans”
4. lack of fully funded long term rehabilitation for veterans
“lack of readily available, fully funded, long term rehabilitation and substance abuse recovery for veterans with PTSD”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
Earlier report
“support for service personnel with severe PTSD such as Mr [name redacted] whilst they were still serving and following discharge was patchy, difficult to access and did not appear to recognise how significant the impact of events they had witnessed”
This report
“there appears to have been no inquiry or check as to possible correlation with potential PTSD or other reasons for the behaviour, such as a lack of effective post- tour decompression”
Responses
2025-0057-Response-from-Ministry-of-Defence.pdf ↗· Ministry of Defence
Stated action
“The OVA are also exploring options to better coordinate and cohere the support for veterans. This includes those with the most complex needs, across central, devolved and local government, and the third sector. The focus is to improve data and insights, governance and accountability in an institutionally resilient way, and how we work more closely with local service providers including local authorities.”