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Military unit
The Royal Navy Medical Service is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for medical care. It works closely with Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service .
History The history of the service can be traced back to 1692 when treatment for sick and wounded naval personnel was administered by the
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
.
Current structure The medical branch today is made up of Medical Officers (
QARNNS which works alongside the Medical Service, but is a separate organisation. In total, 1,522 personnel are employed by the service.
[1] It is currently commanded by
Surgeon Rear Admiral
Fleur Marshall , the Medical Director General (Naval); MDG(N) and Chief Naval Medical Officer.
[2] The honorary
All ranks of the medical branch provide medical care afloat as well at naval shore establishments and with the royal marines.
Medical Assistants Medical Assistants are deployed on all major warships and submarines of the Royal Navy, and provide primary care to the crew. They also have the role of training the crew in first aid.[4] [5]
Medical Assistants both male and female provide medical close support and shore side medical care to all Units of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines .
All medical assistants are ranked in the same manner as other ratings.
Medical Officers
LPHs) have separate medical departments permanently staffed by one or two medical officers, but they are embarked temporarily on smaller vessels when on a long operational tour.
[6] Medical officers are ranked in the same manner as other officers, but wear red stripes between the gold on their epaulettes, and have the title 'Surgeon' added to their rank (Surgeon Lieutenant for example). Although Royal Navy medical officers are qualified doctors, they do not use the
Dr prefix, like those in other British military medical organisations.
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Note: This is an incomplete list.
Physician of the Navy 9 Jun 1832–1835: Sir William Burnett
Physician-General of the Navy
1835 – 27 January 1841: Sir William Burnett Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets 28 January 1841 – 31 December 1843: Sir William Burnett Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy 1 January 1844 – 29 April 1845: Sir William Burnett
30 April 1855 – 20 January 1864: Sir John Liddell
21 January 1864 – 14 April 1869: Dr Alexander Bryson
15 April 1869 – 31 January 1880: Sir Alexander Armstrong
1 February 1880 – 26 February 1888: Sir John Watt Reid
27 February 1888 – 31 March 1898: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir James Nicholas Dick
[8]
1 April 1898 – 11 September 1904: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Norbury
12 September 1904 – 10 May 1908: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Herbert M. Ellis
11 May 1908 – 10 May 1913: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir James Porter
11 May 1913 – 31 May 1917: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Arthur W. May Medical Director-General of the Navy 1917–1919: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir William Henry Norman , KCB, FRCSE
1919–1923: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Robert Hill , KCB, KCMG, CVO, KHS[9]
1923–1927: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Joseph Chambers , KCB, CMG, KHP[10]
1927–1931: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Gaskell , KCB, OBE, KHS, FRCS[11]
1934–1937: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Reginald St George Smallridge Bond , KCB, KHP, FRCP, FRCSE
1934–1937: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Robert William Basil Hall , KCB, OBE, KHP[12]
1937–1941: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Percival Thomas Nicholls , KCB, KPH, FRCS[13]
1941–1945: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Sheldon Francis Dudley , KCB, OBE, FRS, KHP, FRCP
1945–1948: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Henry St Clair Colson , KCB, CBE, KHP, FRCP
1948–1951: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Clarence Edward Greeson , KBE, CB, KHP[14]
1952–1956: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Kenneth Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie , KBE, CB, QHP[15]
1956–1960: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Robert Cyril May , KBE, CB, MC, QHS, FRCS[16]
1960–1963: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir William Robert Silvester Panckridge , KBE, CB, QHP[17]
1963–1966: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Derek Duncombe Steele-Perkins , CB, CVO, QHS, FRCS, FRACS
1966–1969: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Eric Dick Caldwell, KBE, CB, QHP, FRCP, FRCPE
[18] [19]
1969–1972: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Eric Blackburn Bradbury , KBE, CB, QHP, FRCS[20]
1972–1977: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir James Watt , KBE, QHS, FRCS[21]
1977–1980: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir John Stuart Pepys Rawlins , KBE, FRCP, FRAeS[22]
1980–1983: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir John Albert Bews Harrison , KBE, QHP, FRCP[23]
1983–1984: Surgeon Vice Admiral Roger John William Lambert , QHP
1985–1990: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir Godfrey James Milton-Thompson , KBE, QHP, FRCP
1990–1993: Surgeon Rear Admiral David Askey Lammiman , CB, LVO, QHS, FFARCS
1993–1994: Surgeon Rear Admiral Anthony Leslie Revell
, QHS
1997–1999: Surgeon Rear Admiral Michael Patrick William Halden Paine , QHS, FRCS
1999–2002: Surgeon Rear Admiral Ian Lawrence Jenkins , CVO, QHS FRCS Medical Director-General (Naval) 2001–2003: Surgeon Rear Admiral Ralph Donaldson Kerr , FRCGP
2003–2007: Surgeon Rear Admiral Michael Atholl Farquharson-Roberts , CBE, FRCS
2007–2009: Surgeon Rear Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli , QHP
2011–2012: Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis , CBE, QHS
2012–2014: Surgeon Rear Admiral Calum James Gibb McArthur , FRCGP
2014–2015: Surgeon Rear Admiral Alasdair James Walker , OBE, QHS, FRCS
2015–2017: Surgeon-Commodore Peter Buxton, OBE
2017–2021: Commodore Inga Jane Kennedy , CBE, VR, QHNS
2021–present: Surgeon Rear Admiral, Fleur T. Marshall , KHP[24] See also References External links
Leadership Components
History Operating Fleet Ships Administration Senior Personnel Equipment Former
Direction and control Boards and offices under Direction of
Office of the Senior Naval Lord
Office of the First Naval Lord
Office of the First Sea Lord
Secretariat and staff under Operational planning, policy Divisions and sections Offices of the Sea Lords Admiralty civil departments
Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department
Board of Invention and Research Board of Longitude Boom Defence Department Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department Britannia Royal Naval College Chemical Board Chemical Department Civil Catering Department Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department Coastguard and Reserves Branch Combined Operations Headquarters Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department Compass Department Contract and Purchase Department Council of Naval Education Dental Examining Board Department of Radio Equipment Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord Department of Naval Education Operational Research Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments Department of Physical Research Department of Physical Training & Sports Department of Radio Equipment Department of Research Programmes and Planning Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation Department of the Admiral of the Training Service Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Department of the Chief of Naval Information Department of the Chief Scientist Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services
Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports
Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training)
Directorate General Training
Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department
Naval Medical Service Naval Law Division Naval Manpower Department Naval Mobilisation Department Naval Ordnance Department Naval Ordnance Inspection Department Naval Ordnance Stores Department Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department Naval Publicity Department Naval Regional Offices Naval Reserve Department Naval Security Department Naval Stores Department Naval Training Department
Naval Works Department Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Navy and Army Canteen Board
Navy Works Department Navigation Department
Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service
Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Royal Naval Cordite Factories Royal Naval Propellant Factory Royal Naval College
Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
Royal Naval College, Greenwich Royal Naval College, Keyham Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval Engineering College Royal Naval Film Corporation Royal Naval Hospital Royal Naval Medical Depot Royal Naval Minewatching Service Royal Naval Mine Depot Royal Naval Patrol Service Royal Naval Scientific Service Royal Naval Sick Quarters Royal Naval Torpedo Depot Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Naval War College Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth Royal Navy Dockyard Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Navy Shore Signal Service Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal School of Naval Architecture Salvage Department School of Mathematics and Naval Construction Scientific Research and Experiment Department Sea Transport Branch Sea Transport Department Sea Transport Division Ship Department Ship Design Department Signal Department Signal School Sixpenny Office Statistics Department Steam Department Superintendent of De-magnetisation Torpedo Experimental Establishment Transport Department Undersurface Warfare Department Victualling Department Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps Weapons Department Weapons Department (Naval) Women's Royal Naval Service Wireless Telegraphy Board Direction/Command of the Fleet Naval formations after 1707
1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf
Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station
Cape and West Africa Station
Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force
Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station
Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China
Commander-in-Chief, Dover Flag Officer, East Africa East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet
Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar
Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands
Mediterranean Fleet Medway
Newfoundland Station
New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station
Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy
Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway
West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches Naval formations before 1707 Direction of Naval Finance Departments under the Direction of Naval Administration Branches and offices under the Civil Administration Departments under the Legal
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