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A Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit, or MDHU, is a military healthcare facility embedded within a civilian National Health Service hospital. The United Kingdom Armed Forces no longer run dedicated military hospitals by themselves, the last of such hospitals closing or turned over to the local NHS trust in 1995, (though the hospital at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, stayed open until 2013).^[1] The Defence Medical Services direct the operation of all seven MDHUs in the UK.^[2]^[3]

There are MDHUs based at:

Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxfordshire
Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is also responsible for the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Birmingham.^[4] MoD Hospital Units cater to service personnel and their dependents but do not treat operational casualties, who are treated at QEH (and formerly at Selly Oak Hospital).

MoD Hospital Unit staff are fully integrated with civilian staff at their respective hospitals and are not limited to treating only military patients and their dependents.^{[citation needed]} As they are military personnel, they wear their service uniforms to work. Staff are generally drawn from all three services and are liable to be deployed when needed.

References

^ Vassallo, David (2017). A history of the Princess Mary Hospital; Royal Air Force Akrotiri 1963-2013. Vassallo. p. 22. ISBN 9780992798017.
^ "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS | Our Teams | Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS)". Mod.uk. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS". Mod.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "About Us - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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[1] Vassallo, David (2017). A history of the Princess Mary Hospital; Royal Air Force Akrotiri 1963-2013. Vassallo. p. 22. ISBN 9780992798017.

[2] "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS | Our Teams | Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS)". Mod.uk. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[3] "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS". Mod.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[4] "About Us - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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-'''Ministry of Defence Hospital Units''', or '''MDHU'''s, are military healthcare facilities, embedded within a civilian [[hospital]] or [[National Health Service]] hospital. The Armed Forces no longer run dedicated [[Military hospital]]s by themselves, the last of such hospitals closing or turned over to the local [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] trust in 1995, (though the [[The Princess Mary's Hospital, RAF Akrotiri|hospital]] at [[RAF Akrotiri]], Cyprus, stayed open until 2013).<ref>{{cite book|last=Vassallo|first=David|title=A history of the Princess Mary Hospital; Royal Air Force Akrotiri 1963-2013|year=2017|publisher=Vassallo|isbn=9780992798017|page=22}}</ref> MDHUs operate under the direction of [[Defence Medical Services]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DMS/OurTeams/RoyalAirForceMedicalServicesrafms.htm |title=Ministry of Defence &#124; MicroSite &#124; DMS &#124; Our Teams &#124; Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS) |publisher=Mod.uk |date=2007-02-20 |accessdate=2012-04-22}}</ref> who operate seven MDHUs in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DMS/ |title=Ministry of Defence &#124; MicroSite &#124; DMS |publisher=Mod.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-04-22}}</ref>
+A '''Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit''', or '''MDHU''', is a military healthcare facility embedded within a civilian [[National Health Service]] hospital. The United Kingdom Armed Forces no longer run dedicated [[military hospital]]s by themselves, the last of such hospitals closing or turned over to the local [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] trust in 1995, (though the [[The Princess Mary's Hospital, RAF Akrotiri|hospital]] at [[RAF Akrotiri]], Cyprus, stayed open until 2013).<ref>{{cite book|last=Vassallo|first=David|title=A history of the Princess Mary Hospital; Royal Air Force Akrotiri 1963-2013|year=2017|publisher=Vassallo|isbn=9780992798017|page=22}}</ref> The [[Defence Medical Services]] direct the operation of all seven MDHUs in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DMS/OurTeams/RoyalAirForceMedicalServicesrafms.htm |title=Ministry of Defence &#124; MicroSite &#124; DMS &#124; Our Teams &#124; Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS) |publisher=Mod.uk |date=2007-02-20 |accessdate=2012-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DMS/ |title=Ministry of Defence &#124; MicroSite &#124; DMS |publisher=Mod.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-04-22}}</ref>{{References|section|date=July 2024|find=empty string}}
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+There are MDHUs based at:
 * [[Frimley Park Hospital]], [[Frimley]], [[Surrey]]
 * [[Queen Alexandra Hospital]], [[Portsmouth]]
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 * [[Queen Victoria Hospital]], East Grinstead
-The Ministry of Defence is also responsible for the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] (QEH) in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/qaranc/9888.aspx |title=About Us - British Army Website |publisher=Army.mod.uk |accessdate=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419191124/http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/qaranc/9888.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-19 }}</ref> MOD Hospital Units cater to service personnel and their dependents but do not treat operational casualties, who are treated at QEH (and formerly at [[Selly Oak Hospital]]).
+The [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] (MoD) is also responsible for the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] (QEH) in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/qaranc/9888.aspx |title=About Us - British Army Website |publisher=Army.mod.uk |accessdate=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419191124/http://www.army.mod.uk/army-medical-services/qaranc/9888.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-19 }}</ref>
+MoD Hospital Units cater to service personnel and their dependents but do not treat operational casualties, who are treated at QEH (and formerly at [[Selly Oak Hospital]]).
-MOD Hospital Unit staff are fully integrated with civilian staff at their respective hospitals and are not limited to treating only military patients and their dependents.{{cn|date=January 2015}} As they are military personnel, they wear their service uniforms to work. Staff are generally drawn from all three services and are liable to be deployed when needed.
+MoD Hospital Unit staff are fully integrated with civilian staff at their respective hospitals and are not limited to treating only military patients and their dependents.{{cn|date=January 2015}} As they are military personnel, they wear their service uniforms to work. Staff are generally drawn from all three services and are liable to be deployed when needed.
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