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To: The Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
No 'One Size Fits all ' for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I am asking for more alternative therapies to be included in the treatment packages for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and that all the treatments are available and funded by the NHS, no matter which Health Board is in charge of the care. Currently this is a 'postcode lottery' and provision is fragmented.
Why is this important?
Every year Mental Health issues affect the lives of 1 in 4 people in the U.K. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its resultant mental health issues are a silent killer in the military and especially in men.
My son is currently in hospital having been diagnosed with P.T.S.D.
Dan's Story:-
https://www.gofundme.com/2q5p6z-hadrians-wall-walk?member=557154
More than 6,000 people die by suicide every year in the U.K. Nearly 80% of that 6,000 are men and male suicides are now at their highest since 2001.
I ask that the medication programmes provided for P.T.S.D. are supplemented by therapies which routinely include:
Acupuncture :
https://www.acupuncture.org.uk/public-content/public-pr-press-releases/6374-acupuncture-study-sees-remarkable-success-rate-in-veterans-with-ptsd.html
https://www.talktotrinity.com/2016/11/28/can-acupuncture-relieve-symptoms-of-ptsd/
Counselling :
https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/trauma-and-ptsd/
E.M.D.R. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing :
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-7/emdr-more-just-therapy-ptsd
E.F.T. Emotional Freedom Self-help Techniques:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2540469/Alternative-tapping-therapy-favoured-Lily-Allen-used-NHS-treat-anxiety-depression.html
NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL
We are all individual and respond differently to different treatments. If the full range of therapies were to be on offer, to supplement the medication provided, it would give more choice for health professionals working hard to devise treatment programmes and could hasten recovery and cut down on side effects.
Would it not be something to consider that when military personnel return from their 'tour of duty' that these alternative therapies are offered as part of their 'normalisation programme'.
A joint funded initiative between the N.H.S. and the Ministry of Defence?
We can't put a price on good Mental Health. Currently it would seem that we do in some areas. Could this be a false economy long term? Is it not time to put the individual at the centre of their care, as all Social Care Legislation stipulates, and work together to achieve the best possible outcome for the person, their friends and family and maybe for the budget in the long term?
Thank you for reading and hopefully signing this petition I truly hope with all my heart that it will help to instigate a change of thinking, save lives, lessen suffering and distress.
