How can the medical discharge process be improved? Add Answer

Avatar Image Started by hitback hitback: 25 points  8 months ago

The current Medical Discharge system works against the service leaver and hinders their rehabilitation into civilian life. On all three medical boards that are held to discuss the injured persons medical treatment and discharge, very little is discussed about the welfare, benefits, or percentage of disability the person has.

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Tell the leaver their degree of disability ASAP

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Before discharge and in the presence of someone from the Veterans Agency at the earliest phase of the medical discharge process.

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Send all medical documents to the SPVA

At least 4 weeks before the final board so that War Pension paperwork can be prepared in advance of discharge.

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Help with entitlements/benefits paperwork prior to discharge

Having establish the benefits, the SPVA should then ensure all benefit entitlements claim paperwork is complete prior to the final medical board once a date has been agreed the SPVA.

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Explain all entitlements / benefits prior to discharge

A representative from the SPVA, knowing the percentage of disability and having access to all the medical information should explain all the benefits the person being discharged will be entitled to: Incapacity, Mobility, Carers Allowance, Housing, Council Tax, etc.

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Start all benefits from the discharge date!

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Issue an exemption certificate for prescriptions

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Follow up medical appointments in place prior to discharge

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Notify relevant Charities

With the consent of the individual concerned notify those charities that may be of further assistance.

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4 members have voted on one or more of the 8 answers. This topic was started by hitback hitback: 25 points on July 3rd, 2009. Tags: disability, health, pensions, support

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VC206 Administrator: 97 points   7 months ago

Just tidying up so Hitback can get on with something else.

Here's a snap shop of what was their prior to the change:

"Medical discharge / war pension idea"
http://lib.veterans-uk...02@1810.pdf

I didn't have an image for FMED23 or WPA0132 exemption. PM me if you have one and I'll change them.

If you mail me a template letter then I will upload it and link to it here.

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VC206 Administrator: 97 points   7 months ago

I forgot, the Undermining Minister http://veterans-uk.ws/topic/25/ feel free to email him and keep his mailbox focused on what needs to be done:

http://www.kevanjonesmp.org.uk/contact
kevanjonesmp@parliament.uk

usofs-privateoffice @ mod.uk (needs no explanation)
puddicks @ parliament.uk (Kevan's researcher)

and don't forget your own MP http://veterans-uk.ws/answer/11/

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