Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit
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Ministry of Defence Hospital Units or MDHUs, are military healthcare facilities, embedded within a civilian hospital or National Health Service hospital. The Armed Forces no longer run dedicated Military hospitals. MDHUs operate under the direction of Defence Medical Services,[1] who operate five MDHUs in the UK.[2] These are based at: Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey; Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth; Derriford Hospital, Plymouth; Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough and Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. The Ministry of Defence is also responsible for the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham.[3]
References
- ^ "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS | Our Teams | Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS)". Mod.uk. 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence | MicroSite | DMS". Mod.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "About Us - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-22.