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MPs carrying out an inquiry into military medical care are visiting a hospital where service personnel hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan are treated. | MPs carrying out an inquiry into military medical care are visiting a hospital where service personnel hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan are treated. |
The members of the Commons Defence Committee will speak to patients at the specialist unit at Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital. | The members of the Commons Defence Committee will speak to patients at the specialist unit at Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital. |
After, the committee will hear evidence from NHS chiefs and representatives. | After, the committee will hear evidence from NHS chiefs and representatives. |
The inquiry follows criticism of the care and support given to wounded personnel in some areas. | The inquiry follows criticism of the care and support given to wounded personnel in some areas. |
The site's Royal Centre for Defence Medicine is a major centre for service personnel injured in the two war zones. | The site's Royal Centre for Defence Medicine is a major centre for service personnel injured in the two war zones. |
Julie Moore, chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, will be among those giving evidence to the committee. | Julie Moore, chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, will be among those giving evidence to the committee. |
Witnesses will also include representatives from other NHS trusts where Ministry of Defence hospital units are based. | Witnesses will also include representatives from other NHS trusts where Ministry of Defence hospital units are based. |
The last military-run hospital, Haslar Hospital, near Portsmouth, was handed over to the NHS at the end of March. | The last military-run hospital, Haslar Hospital, near Portsmouth, was handed over to the NHS at the end of March. |
The inquiry was launched following criticism over the closure of the military hospitals and some complaints about the treatment received by soldiers in NHS hospitals. | The inquiry was launched following criticism over the closure of the military hospitals and some complaints about the treatment received by soldiers in NHS hospitals. |
Among criticisms is that there is no suitable accommodation at Selly Oak for family members who want to be with their relative during often long periods of recovery. | |
The government argues that military hospitals cannot match NHS specialised care and treatment. | The government argues that military hospitals cannot match NHS specialised care and treatment. |
The Commons Defence Committee is expected to publish its recommendations later this year. |