| Royal Air Force Medical Services | |
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| Active |
1 April 1918 - Present |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | HM The Queen |
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Role | Medicine |
| Garrison/HQ |
Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) part of University Hospital Birmingham |
| Commanders | |
| Director-General of Medical Services (RAF) | Air Vice-Marshal C B Morris |
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| Red Cross Emblem |
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The Royal Air Force Medical Services is the branch of the Royal Air Force that provides health care at home and on deployed operations to RAF service personnel. Medical officers are the doctors of the RAF and have specialist expertise in aviation medicine to support aircrew and their protective equipment. Medical officers also carry out Aeromedical evacuations, providing vital assistance on search-and-rescue missions or emergency relief flights worldwide.
Director of Medical Services[edit | edit source]
- 1917 Major-General Richard Cleveland Munday (first medical director-general of the Royal Flying Corps)[1]
- 7 January 1919 Major-General M H G Fell[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- RAF Medical Services - RAF Website
- MOD Website
- Defence Medical Services
- RAF Careers - Medical and medical support
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