Priority health treatment for veterans - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 28th November 2007

VETERANS in Cheshire will benefit from a Government scheme giving priority health treatment to war pensioners, says the Royal British Legion. The Legion also welcomes the launch of community-based pilot schemes to treat veterans with mental health problems. Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Veterans Minister Derek Twigg announced on Friday that GPs and Primary Care Trusts across England will be instructed to deliver on their existing obligation to provide priority treatment to war pensioners for illnesses or injuries which led to their pension.

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