Royal Navy Medical Service | |
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Active | 1832 – present (Current Structure Adopted in 1917) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Role | Medicine |
Website | Royal Navy Medical Service |
Commanders | |
Medical Director General (Naval) | Commodore Alison Hofman RRC KHNS |
Commodore-in-Chief | The Queen |
Insignia | |
White Ensign (1801–present) | |
Naval jack | |
Red Cross emblem |
His Majesty's Naval Service of the British Armed Forces |
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History and future |
Ships |
Personnel |
Auxiliary services |
The Royal Navy Medical Service (RNMS), also termed the Royal Naval Medical Service and branded as Navy Healthcare,[1] is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for providing 'comprehensive healthcare to ships, submarines and Royal Marine personnel at sea and on land'. It includes within its remit of responsibility Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service.
The Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service is currently (as of 2024) styled 'Head of Navy Healthcare',[1] and the present incumbent is Commodore Alison Hofman.[2]