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<p>The Department of Health (DoH) has provided Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit
(DEL) funding in support of improved mental health care for the Armed Forces and Capital
DEL funding for the Midlands Medical Accommodation (MMA) project. These funding arrangements
between the DoH and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commenced in Financial Year 2011-2012.
DoH funding in each of the last four Financial Years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p>£
million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Improved
mental health care</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.79</p></td><td><p>0.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MMA</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26.67</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>DoH
funding in support of improved mental health care has been spent in a number of areas
including, but not limited to; the provision of mental health social workers; civilian
and locum manpower and enhanced training, assessment and support tools.</p><p>The
figures shown in the table exclude DoH funding spent on MOD research associated with
mental health issues, as it has not been possible to separately identify this from
other expenditure.</p>
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