Country United Kingdom | Allegiance HM The Queen | |
Active 1 April 1918 - Present(following amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)) Garrison/HQ Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM)part of University Hospital Birmingham |
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.
List of Director-Generals
The head of the medical branch is titled the Director-General of Medical Services (RAF); previously, the Director-General of RAF Medical Services.
References
RAF Medical Services Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA