Veteran's discharge from NHS mental health services 'premature', inquest told
Veteran’s discharge from NHS mental health services ‘premature’, inquest told Lance Shingler had served with the British Army until 2007, including deployment to Iraq (family handout/PA) The discharge from NHS mental health services of an Iraq war veteran suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder just days before his death was “premature”, an inquest has heard. Lance Shingler, who had previously served in Iraq with the Royal Green Jackets regiment until 2007, died on February 13 last year. A three-day inquest being held at Birmingham’s Villa Park has heard a pathologist concl...