Defence
About Defence
Information about legacy health issues for Armed Forces veterans and veterans of the Porton Down testing programme and Nuclear testing programme
Gulf Conflict 1990-91
Information on illnesses relating to veterans of the Gulf War including:
- Uk position on 'Gulf War syndrome' The Medical Asssesment
- Programme Medical Statistics
- Gulf War health research
Porton Down Volunteer testing programme 1950-1970s
Historical information on the Porton Down site and the tests conducted there, including:
- Medical Research Council Common Cold Research Unit
- Historical survey of the Porton Down service volunteer programme 1939 - 1989
- Porton Down Helpline
UK Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Programme 1950s-1960s
Between 1952 and 1963 UK Personnel were involved in a series of nuclear weapons tests in Australia and and islands in the pacific. The link on the right contains background on the UK nuclear tests including a list of key events and the results of studies into nuclear test health effects
Iraq (Operation TELIC) and Afghanistan (Operation HERRICK)
In 2003 the Ministry of Defence commissioned the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) to conduct a study on the health and wellbeing of UK Armed Forces personnel. The link on the right provides more detail and links to the results of the study.
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