201 (Northern) Field Hospital (Volunteers)

The 201 (Northern) Field Hospital is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Medical Services.

History

201 (Northern) Field Hospital can trace its history to the 201st (Northern) General Hospital formed in 1967 after the 1966 Defence White Paper. As a result of the White Paper, the regiment was formed from a merger of the former 1st (Northern) General Field Hospital and 149th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance.[1] The regiment was assigned as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The unit was under direct command of the North East District, but was operationally under the Commander Medical, Rear Communication Zone, BAOR.[2][1] In 1983, the unit was re-titled as 201 (Northern) Field Hospital. In 1999, as a result of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, the unit was re-organized.[1] Under the initial Army 2020 reforms, the unit has been assigned to 2nd Medical Brigade and remained headquartered at Newcastle upon Tyne.[3]

Structure

The unit currently has the following structure;[4]

References
  1. "201 Field Hospital, RAMC (V) [UK]". 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. "British Army of the Rhine Structure 1989" (PDF). p. 91.
  3. "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. "201 Field Hospital". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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