Defence
Royal Air Force Medical Services (RAFMS)
The Vision of the RAF Medical Services is 'Quality Healthcare to sustain our Ability to Fly and Fight'
A Royal Air Force VC10 casualty evacuation flight at RAF Brize Norton.
- The Mission of the RAFMS is 'To maximise the numbers of Royal Air Force personnel fit for task and provide coherent and effective medical operational capability to facilitate an agile, adaptable and winning Air Force'.
The RAFMS is lead by Chief of Staff Health / Director General Medical Services (RAF) (COS(H)/DGMS(RAF)) Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Morris and comprise of approximately 1800 personnel, providing a spectrum of medical, nursing, medical technical and medical support capabilities.
The majority of RAFMS personnel are employed in the support and provision of primary and secondary health care services in medical centres and hospitals in the UK and abroad. RAFMS personnel working in hospitals may be employed in either a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (MDHU) – a military facility within a civilian hospital or a NHS hospital. In addition some of our personnel are employed in both the peacetime and operational movement of casualties (aeromedical evacuation) from primary health care (described as Role 1 Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs)) through to secondary health care units (described as Role 2 and Role 3 MTFs) back to the UK.
Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) Lyneham
Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) at RAF Lyneham serves as the hub for both day-to-day business and support to exercises and operations and also providing pre-deployment and specific to role training (such as aeromedical evacuation) for RAFMS personnel.
It comprises 4 squadrons:
- Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- Operations and Logistics Squadron
- Training and Support Squadron
- Deployable Aeromedical Response Team Squadron
RAFMS Facts:
RAFMS consists of nearly 2000 medical personnel
Our medical evacuation aircraft can carry 78 stretcher cases per plane
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