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Veterans
Health – Extension of the scope of the Medical Assessment Programme
(MAP)
Announcement l Background l What does MAP do? l Who is eligible? l How
do I get referred to the MAP Programme? l Future plans l Statistics l Case
Studies l Frequently
Asked Questions
Background to MAP
The Ministry of Defence Medical Assessment Programme (MAP) was established in July 1993 to provide general medical examinations for UK Gulf veterans who were concerned that their health had been adversely affected by service in the 1990/1991 Gulf Conflict (Operation GRANBY). This scope has since been extended by Ministers to include Porton Down Volunteers (PDV) and veterans from Operation TELIC (the current Iraq deployment). It is now being extended further to veterans of the current operation in Afghanistan (Operation HERRICK).
The MAP is located at St Thomas' Hospital, London. The MAP will now provide a new capability – mental health assessments for those veterans who have deployed on operations since 1982 and are concerned that they have a service related mental health problem that is not fully understood within the NHS.
The MAP has more experience in examining 1990/1991 Gulf
veterans than any other medical facility in the UK. Around 3,500 patients
have attended. 44 Op TELIC veterans and 140 PDVs have also been seen.
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