2nd Medical Group
| 2nd Medical Brigade | |
|---|---|
| File:2nd Medical Brigade logo.jpg | |
| 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 predominantly provides deployed hospital care. It also provides pre-hospital emergency care via 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment.
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]
- Nationally Recruited Army Reserve Units
- 306 Hospital Support Regiment
- 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment - (paired with 1, 4 and 5 Armoured Medical Regiments)
- Medical Operational Support Group
- Local Army Reserve Units
- 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital in Birmingham (paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital in Manchester (paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital in Liverpool (paired with 22 Field Hospital)
- 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital in Cardiff (paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital in Keynsham (paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 256 (City of London) Field Hospital in Walworth (paired with 33 Field Hospital)
- 201 (Northern) Field Hospital in Newcastle (paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital in Belfast (paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital in Glasgow (paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital in Sheffield (paired with 34 Field Hospital)
- Regular Army Units
- 22 Field Hospital in Aldershot
- 33 Field Hospital in Gosport
- 34 Field Hospital in Strensall
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.