Written question WQ96474
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
What action is the Welsh Government taking to ensure peer mentors are embedded and employed within each health board under the Veterans' NHS Wales scheme?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
The Welsh Government provides £920,000 a year to Veterans NHS Wales to provide specialised, priority service for veterans experiencing mental health difficulties related to their military service. We also have resources within Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) to support Health Boards which employ peer mentors based on local need.