2nd Medical Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 2nd Medical Brigade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | April 2005 - |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Role | Medical services |
| Size | 13 Field Hospitals |
| Part of | Force Troops Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Queen Elizabeth II Barracks, Strensall |
2nd Medical Brigade is a unit of the British Army formed under Force Troops Command as part of the Army 2020 reorganisation that has control over Field Hospital units.
History
The brigade, which has significantly raised the quality of pre-deployment medical training, was established in April 2005.[1] Since then it has provided a high standard of field medical care at field hospitals in Afghanistan.[2]
Organisation
The brigade includes the following units:[3]
- 306 Hospital Support Regiment in Strensall (Army Reserve)
- 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment in Strensall (Army Reserve
- Operational Support HQ Group in Strensall (Army Reserve)
- 22 Field Hospital in Aldershot
- 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital in Birmingham (Army Reserve - paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital in Manchester (Army Reserve - paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital in Liverpool (Army Reserve - paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 33 Field Hospital in Gosport
- 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital in Cardiff (Army Reserve - paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital in Keynsham (Army Reserve - paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 256 (City of London) Field Hospital in Walworth (Army Reserve - paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 34 Field Hospital in Strensall
- 201 (Northern) Field Hospital in Newcastle (Army Reserve - paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital in Belfast (Army Reserve - paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital in Glasgow (Army Reserve - paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital in Sheffield (Army Reserve - paired with 34 Field Hospital)
References
- ↑ "Support to High Intensity Operations". National Audit Office. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Troops at the ready". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "2 Medical Brigade". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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