{"value":{"id":417504,"askingMemberId":497,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2015-09-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2015-09-22T00:00:00","uin":"HL2100","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to provide injured service men and women with full access to NHS facilities and treatments; and whether any such provision would be made for individuals who have access to private treatment.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":127,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2015-09-16T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Injured service men and women are able to access National Health Service facilities and treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All secondary acute and community care is currently provided by the NHS for those serving in the Armed Forces and primary care is provided by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Medical Services (DMS). In some cases, injured serving personnel can be granted temporary registration with an NHS general practitioner for primary care if authorised by the DMS for up to two years where it is in the best interest of the patient’s care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any patient is free to choose to fund privately a healthcare procedure, but as a result will generally be required to pay all costs associated with that procedure.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Health Services: Armed Forces","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/417504","method":"GET"}]}