Royal Army Medical Service

Royal Army Medical Service
Badge of the Royal Army Medical Service
Active15 November 2024–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeMedical arm of the British Army
RoleMedicine (all aspects including Dentistry)
Garrison/HQStaff College, Camberley
Motto(s)Steadfast
ColoursDull cherry, Atholl Grey, Victoria green.
MarchHere's a Health unto His Majesty
AnniversariesCorps Day (24 June)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefPrince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Deputy Colonel-in-ChiefSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Deputy Colonel-in-ChiefBirgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
Master General MedicalMajor-General Timothy Hodgetts[1]
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS) is a specialist corps in the British Army, formed on 15 November 2024, which provides health services, including medicine, nursing and dentistry to Military personnel in war and in peace.

The corps were formed from the amalgamation of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Dental Corps, and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.[2][3]

  1. ^ "No. 64659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 February 2025. p. 2956.
  2. ^ "The Royal Army Medical Service created to ensure British Army healthcare is fit for the future". British Army. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan to merge Army medical corps into single regiment". The Telegraph. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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