§ 65. Sir Francis Fremantleasked the Secretary of State for War what steps, other than the appointment of two consultants, have been taken for the prevention and treatment of nervous disorders, as recommended by the War Office Committee on Shell Shock, 1922?
§ Mr. StanleyFor the treatment of nervous disorders in the British Expeditionary Force, a Psychiatric Centre has been established in France, which will be expanded and supplemented as may be necessary. In the United Kingdom, arrangements exist for the transfer of such cases to Rehabilitation Centres organised within the Emergency Medical Services Scheme of the Ministry of Health. An Army specialist in psychological medicine is being posted to each Command in this country. The medical examination of recruits carried out by the civilian medical boards under the National Service (Armed Forces) Act is specially designed to prevent men who are prone to develop nervous disorders from entering the Army.
§ Sir F. FremantleIs it not a fact that many soldiers suffering from neurotic diseases have been brought over to this country and put into general hospitals under conditions which were definitely denounced by the Committee in 1922?
§ Mr. StanleyIf my hon. Friend has any cases in mind, I shall be only too glad if he will bring them to my notice.
§ Rear-Admiral BeamishIs my right hon. Friend aware that large numbers of men are now being passed into the Army without any consideration being given to their family history in this respect?