UK role 4 military infection services: past, present and future.

Dufty, Ngozi E and Bailey, M S (2013) UK role 4 military infection services: past, present and future. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 159 (3). pp. 141-3. ISSN 0035-8665. This article is accessible to all HEFT staff and students via NHS Evidence www.evidence.nhs.uk by using their HEFT Athens login IDs

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Abstract

NATO describes 'Role 4' military medical services as those provided for the definitive care of patients who cannot be treated within a theatre of operations and these are usually located in a military force's country of origin and may include the involvement of civilian medical services. The UK Defence Medical Services have a proud history of developing and providing clinical services in infectious diseases and tropical medicine, sexual health and HIV medicine, and medical microbiology and virology. These UK Role 4 Military Infection Services have adapted well to recent overseas deployments, but new challenges will arise due to current military cutbacks and a greater diversity of contingency operations in the future. Further evidence-based development of these services will require leadership by military clinicians and improved communication and support for 'reach-back' services.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article is accessible to all HEFT staff and students via NHS Evidence www.evidence.nhs.uk by using their HEFT Athens login IDs
Subjects:	WC Communicabable diseases WC Communicabable diseases > WC680 Tropical medicine
Divisions:	Clinical Support > Infectious Diseases
Related URLs:	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term...
Depositing User:	Mrs Caroline Tranter
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2015 13:36
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2015 13:36
URI:	http://www.repository.heartofengland.nhs.uk/id/eprint/788

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