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By 2008 the deployment of the British military to Afghanistan increased and there was a need for a more solid structure so that the capability of the British military medical team in the Helmand Territory could be increased. On the 6 February 2008 the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) was officially opened by the Armed Forces Minister Mr Bob Ainsworth. Since the deployment of the British army to Southern Afghanistan members of the Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) and the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) have been deployed to the Helmand region to serve alongside their Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) colleagues. Together they have cared for and continue to care for sick and wounded tri service personal, members of the Afghan National army and police force, International troops and injured civilians who may have sustained injuries as a result of Taliban suicide bombings or military air strikes. The tri service medical group are collectively called the Joint Force Med Group (JFMG). During this time units posted to the Camp Bastion Field Hospital and Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) Helmand Territory Southern Afghanistan have included 22 Field Hospital from Aldershot, England and 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital (Volunteers). Help Needed: Qaranc.co.uk would like to add a page about the QA lanyard but need some help. Can anyone please help with a photo of the lanyard on the uniform and a photo of just the lanyard? It would also be helpful if anyone can give some tips on how to site and fit the lanyard. Please use the e-mail address on the contact page. Thank you! Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story by Nicola Tyrer is an account of the QAs during the two World Wars. It includes first hand accounts of the Queen Alexandra nurses who were in the dressing stations, casualty clearing stations and field hospitals of Dunkirk, D Day, the fall of Singapore and many more locations where the QAIMNS served. Buy Now. Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story is also available as a talking book read by the actress Barbara Flynn and Sian Thomas. Buy Now. View More British Army Nursing Books - with free delivery available. Though other units in Helmand Province remain in tents the MTF is now in solid buildings and has extended their capabilities. This includes two general wards, several private rooms, a six bed intensive treatment unit (ITU), CT scanner, X-Ray machines (which includes the latest mobile digital dragon X-Ray machine), pharmacy, pathology laboratory, operating room with two modern operation tables and temperature controls to ensure the comfort of patients and staff from the extreme heat and cold weather conditions of Helmand territory and offers more protection from the Afghan dust. By February 08 the bed state capacity at the hospital squadron was 37 patients. The injured, wounded and sick soldiers of Operation Herrick IV (16 Air Assault Brigade) are cared for by 86 tri service staff. This also includes primary health care from a general practice surgery, two dental surgeries, a welfare department, a mental healthcare team and a dedicated Hospital Chaplain. In time there will be a physiotherapy treatment department. When the Medical Treatment Facility building opened in 2008 the Officer Commanding of the Hospital Squadron was Lt Col Paul Wallbridge. Injuries treated by his team have included burns, ballistic trauma injuries, trauma injuries, mine strikes, blast, fragmentation or gunshot wounds. Being so near the front line the medics and nurses can perform immediate surgery and treatment which will save limbs and lives. Once stabilised patients are then swiftly repatriated to the UK for further treatment and care. Members of the regular QARANC work alongside QA Territorial Army personnel. The Camp Bastion Field Hospital and Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) in Helmand Territory was built by G3 Systems to a modular design construction from a containerised structure. This bespoke design meets the specific requirements of military casualties and patients. If you would like to contribute any info, photographs or share your memories of Afghanistan then please contact me. A British Army Nurse In the Korean War A newly published book about the QARANC is A British Army Nurse In the Korean War by Elizabeth Jilly McNair. QA Sister McNair saw active service in Korea and Japan and this book is based on her letters home and photographs she took during her 18 months spent nursing at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan and the British Commonwealth Zone Medical Unit in Seoul, Korea. Buy Now! If you would like to contribute to this page, suggest changes or inclusions to this website or would like to send me a photograph then please e-mail me. The photos and pictures on this page have been kindly sent to us for inclusion on this page. If you would like to contribute photographs then please contact us. Findextrawork Since leaving the QA's we have done an assortment of self employed work and jobs, some which only take an hour a week, others have been full time. 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