254 (East of England) Medical Regiment,
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...
, is a regiment of the
British Army Reserve. The regiment, based in
East Anglia
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, is part of the
Army Medical Services
The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the corps that deliver medical, veterinary, dental and nursing services in the British Army. It is headquartered at the former Staff College, Camberley, near the ...
(AMS) and specialises in providing
pre-hospital care.
History
The regiment was formed in
Cambridge
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in 1983 as 254th (City of Cambridge) Field Ambulance, RAMC (Volunteers).
In 1999 it was re-organised with detachments at
Norwich
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,
Hitchin
Hitchin () is a market town and unparished area in the North Hertfordshire Districts of England, district in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 35,842.
History
Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce peopl ...
and Cambridge.
[ It became 254th (City of Cambridge) Divisional General Support Medical Regiment, RAMC (Volunteers) in 2006.][ By then it was based at ]Cherry Hinton
Cherry Hinton is a suburban area of the city of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England. It is around southeast of Cambridge city centre.
History
The rectangular parish of Cherry Hinton occupies the western corner of Flendish hundred on the so ...
and had detachments at Norwich, Hitchin and Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
.[
Under the Future Soldier programme, the regiment will be redesignated as the 254th (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment by January 2024. The regiment will come under 2nd Medical Group.
]
Role
The Regiment's role is to train and provide officers and soldiers to support the Regular Army
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at home and abroad on military operations. The regiment specialises in providing pre-hospital medicine. The regiment recruits combat medical technicians, doctors, nurses, paramedics, drivers, chefs and military clerks from all walks of life and trains all individuals to the high standards required by the Army.
Structure
The Regiment has sub-units at the following locations:[{{Cite web, url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/army-medical-services/254-east-of-england-medical-regiment/, title=254 (East of England) Medical Regiment, website=www.army.mod.uk]
* Regimental Headquarters, Army Reserve Centre, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge
** 161 Medical Squadron, Army Reserve Centre, Circular Road East, Colchester
** 162 Medical Squadron, Army Reserve Centre, Bedford Road, Hitchin
** 163 Support Squadron, Army Reserve Centre, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge
References
External links
Official website
Military units and formations established in 1983
Units of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
1983 establishments in England