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Six special units will also be set up across the country to provide therapy to soldiers suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.

As part of a pilot scheme, the units will be in Staffordshire, Shropshire, London, Cardiff, Newcastle, Scotland and St Austell in Cornwall.

In a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Ministry of Defence, priority NHS treatment will be extended from the 170,000 war pensioners to all 4.8 million service men and women who were once in the forces.

Priority of care will be based on level of need.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson said: "Our service men and women do an outstanding job. We owe them a debt of gratitude."

The mental health units will specialise in treating psychological injuries sustained in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Approximately 7% of all troops deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq have been diagnosed with mental health disorders.

Defence Minister Derek Twigg said: "The community health pilots will be staffed by qualified mental health care professionals with an understanding of the military ethos and expertise in veterans' mental health."