§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the establishment of (a) doctors by specialty, (b) nurses and (c) technicians required by (i) field hospitals of the TA AMS, (ii) medical squadrons of the TA AMS and (iii) TA AMS specialist units, stating in each case the number of (A) doctors by specialty, (B) nurses and (C) technicians serving in each category; and if he will make a statement. [38319]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 27 February 2002]: The answer to this question consists of an extensive set of tables, which I will place in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the operational deployments of each (a) TA AMS field hospital, (b) TA AMS medical squadrons and (c) TA AMS specialist units in each of the last five years, 317W stating in each case the number of (i) doctors by specialty, (ii) nurses and (iii) technicians deployed; and if he will make a statement. [38320]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 27 February 2002]: We do not have centrally collated records for 1997, but in the four years since 1998 no TA AMS field hospitals, TA AMS medical Squadrons or TA AMS Specialist units have been deployed on operations. Individual members of the TA AMS have, however, been deployed on operations as follows:
Profession 1998 1999 2000 2001 operational theatre Anaesthetist 0 5 2 5 Balkans Surgeon 0 3 6 2 All Balkans1 Nursing Officer 9 17 15 16 Balkans Medical Officer 0 14 10 4 Balkans Technicians 14 46 31 32 Balkans 1 Except one to Sierra Leone in 2001