JMC – Who we are
- HQ JMC: Led by Comd JMC (currently AVM Paul Evans) the HQ is responsible for providing direction and support to JMC.
- Defence Dental Services (DDS): Responsible for delivering effective military oral health care through provision of dentally fit service personnel prior to, and during, operations.
- Defence Medical Group (DMG): DMG is responsible for providing secondary personnel to meet operational exercises, placing staff into the NHS to maintain clinical skills and the Role 4 pathway. This Role 4 pathway is the treatment of operational casualties from arrival at RCDM through to rehabilitation at Headley Court.
- Defence Medical Services Training Group (DMSTG): DMSTG is responsible for the design, development, assurance and delivery of internal medical training for DMS personnel and the Front Line Commands.
- Defence Postgraduate Medical Deanery (DPMD): DPMD is responsible for the post graduate medical education and training of all DMS healthcare professionals as well as the ‘recruitment’ of doctors to speciality training positions.
- Directorate Healthcare: Responsible for the commissioning of general secondary healthcare from the NHS and/or the independent sector for the Service population, primarily through the MDHU’s.
- Medical Director: Through academic teaching, research and clinical policy development provide input to strategic, operational, equipment and research matters.
For more information on what JMC does please look at the JMC presentation under related links.
JMC is represented at the following sites:
Defence Medical Services (Whittington). Since Apr 2010 the following have been co-located at DMS(W) - HQ JMC, HQ DMG, HQ DDS, Directorate Healthcare and DPMD. Also on site is Head Quarters Surgeon General (HQ SG).
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court.
Royal Centre of Defence Medicine (RCDM) at Birmingham.
Medical Director at Birmingham Research Park.
Defence Medical Services Training Group (DMSTG) at Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale.
Military Defence Hospital Units (MDHU) based at Portsmouth, Peterborough, Frimley Park, Derriford (Plymouth) and Northallerton.
Dental Centres – There are 160 Dental Centres under 11 Regional Headquarters.
In the first instance contact: Steven Hawes (HQ JMC)
Tel: 01543 434634
Address:
HQ JMC
Coltman House
DMS Whittington
Lichfield
WS14 9PY