To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans received support from Op Courage between (a) April-July and (b) August-November 2021.
This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.
Answered on
21 December 2021
Op COURAGE is the collective term for three NHS England services: Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services; Complex Treatment Service; and High Intensity Service. NHS England do not hold data on waiting times for veterans across the three services which form Op COURAGE. There may be some duplication in the data collected on veterans accessing each service, depending on the needs of the individual.
The following table shows waiting times for assessment in Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services and Complex Treatment Service from April to October 2021/22. Data for November is not yet available.
Average waiting time in days | Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services | Complex Treatment Service |
Offered assessment | 14 | 14 |
Attended assessment | 16 | 16 |
The average waiting time for the High Intensity Service from referral to first contact in 2021/22 is four days.
The following table shows the number of veterans who were referred to or contacted Op Courage for support in April to July and August to October 2021.
Period of referral | Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services | Complex Treatment Service | High Intensity Service | Total |
April to July | 1,528 | 179 | 217 | 1,924 |
August to October | 1,212 | 119 | 216 | 1,547 |
The following table shows the number of veterans who received support from Op Courage between April to July and August to October 2021.
Month of attendance | Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services | Complex Treatment Service | High Intensity Service |
April to July | 187 | 138 | 184 |
August to October | 142 | 107 | 178 |