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 via 13 Field Hospitals. 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.