General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

I have picked out a few paragraphs from the article posted by 'dave'

"UK troops in NHS hospitals should be treated in separate wings even if it requires public wards to be shut down, the shadow defence secretary has said."

WHY?

"A relative of a paratrooper wounded in Afghanistan had reportedly said the soldier had been threatened by a Muslim visitor on an NHS ward in Birmingham."


Dr Fox said: "It is a betrayal of our troops having them treated in mixed and open wards."

"We owe it to those who have risked their lives on our behalf to treat them with dignity"
Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox

"For those who have been traumatised in combat, healing of the mind is as important as healing of the body.

The man who allegedly accosted him was said to have told the soldier: "You have been killing my Muslim brothers in Afghanistan."

Yes, no proof of having to remove his uniform but nonetheless a very distressing and worrying story.

Getwom, you have not mentioned some of the other quotes in the article. You say that Liam Fox wants seperate wards out of respect for soldiers because of trauma that they have been through and i agree, but he is also making a valid point of keeping 'our lads' away from abuse from 'certain members' of the public.