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Medical services in the British armed services date from the formation of the Standing Regular Army after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. Prior to this, from as early as the 13th century there are records of surgeons and physicians being appointed by the English army to attend in times of war; [2] but this was the first time a career was provided for a Medical Officer (MO), both in ...
Thompson was awarded a posthumous George Cross for his duty from May 1940 to January 1944. [citation needed] This was while he was serving as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps on board the HM Hospital Carriers Paris (at Dunkirk in May 1940); and the HM Hospital Carriers St. David (at Sicily from 10 to 14 July 1943; at Salerno from 10 to 15 September 1943; and at Anzio during 23/24 ...
The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the corps that deliver medical, veterinary, dental and nursing services in the British Army. It is headquartered at the former Staff College, Camberley , near the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst .
In June 2015, 2nd Medical Regiment was reformed to Adaptable Force (AF) under Army 2020 and were re-based to St George's Barracks in Rutland, North Luffenham. 2nd Medical Regiment are "hybrid" in nature, with one Medical Squadron (29 Medical Squadron) being a full-time regular deployable Squadron, with two Area Support (Reserve) Squadrons based ...
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Sir William Robert MacFarlane Drew (4 October 1907 – 27 July 1991) was an Australian-born British army doctor.. Born in Sydney, Drew entered the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1931 and, after five years of service in India, became a specialist in tropical diseases.
The role of the Medical Support Officer (MSO) is to undertake the command and control leadership functions within the Royal Army Medical Corps. They lead and motivate the troops under their command and possess the sense of responsibility necessary for leading higher ranking medical professionals in challenging circumstances.
Hodgetts was appointed medical director for the Defence Medical Services in 2014, and then head of the Army Medical Services in 2018. [1] He was appointed Surgeon General of the United Kingdom Armed Forces in May 2021. [5] In December 2021, he additionally became chairman of NATO's Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services (COMEDS).