Defence
Biography of Commander Joint Medical Command (JMC)
Air Vice Marshal C P A Evans QHP MSc MB BCh DAvMed FRAeS RAF
Air Vice Marshal Paul Evans
Air Vice Marshal Paul Evans was born in 1954 and joined the RAF as a Medical Cadet in 1975, qualifying in Medicine in 1978. He completed a number of junior Medical Officer appointments at RAF Wyton and in the RAF Hospitals at Ely, Nocton Hall and Halton; before being appointed as a senior Medical Officer in 1983 and undertaking tours at RAF Leeming, Coltishall and Valley. He studied for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine in 1987. From 1990 he undertook staff appointments as Command Flight Medical Officer at RAF Support Command, OC Medical Wing RAF Hospital Wegberg and Medico-Legal Adviser to DGMS(RAF) before attending RAF Staff College in 1996, where he was Course Leader.
Since 1996, he has undertaken further staff appointments as the Medical Officer responsible for clinical policy in Surgeon General’s Department and then on promotion to Group Captain Deputy Director responsible for Medical Policy & Plans in DGMS(RAF)’s Directorate.
He then became Director Healthcare within SGD, having undertaken this role in an acting capacity from 1 Apr 03 until his promotion to Air Commodore in Jun 04. In this post he was responsible for the provision of secondary care for Service personnel in UK, including the re-configuration of DMS mental health services and the development of the Defence Rehabilitation Plan and rapid access for imaging and surgery for musculoskeletal injuries. He completed the last term at the Royal College of Defence Studies in November 2004. He was appointed a Queen’s Honorary Physician in 2005. In July 2008, he took up appointment as Chief of Staff Health and Director General Medical Services, Royal Air Force, where he was responsible for all RAF Medical Service personnel and the health, well-being and healthcare of RAF personnel and entitled civilians.
AVM Evans took up his new appointment as Commander Joint Medical Command on 11 September 2009 where he is responsible for areas including Secondary Healthcare and Commissioning, Defence Dental Services, Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHUs), Defence Postgraduate Deanery, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and DMRC Headley Court, and the Defence Medical Services Training Group. In April 2010, the Headquarters of Joint Medical Command moved to Defence Medical Services (Whittington) where it co-located with Headquarters Surgeon General.
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