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Major construction milestone for Catterick Integrated Care Campus

Homeland September 17, 2024

A major construction milestone has been marked at the new Catterick Integrated Care Campus with the completion of the building’s steel frame. A small ceremony was held to mark the topping out of the structure, which will measure over 12,000m2 once complete. The building will host medical services for military personnel ...

Dstl research behind trial of new blood test to predict sepsis

Homeland June 11, 2021

Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital is trialing a test that could reduce burden on the NHS by predicting sepsis in patients. Clinicians at Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital are leading medical trials of a blood test that could help to save thousands of UK lives a year by predicting sepsis days before patients ...

NHS launches ‘Op Courage’ veterans’ mental health service

Homeland March 10, 2021

Armed forces veterans suffering a mental health crisis will receive specialist care as part of a new Op Courage service. Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff will work with military charities to provide mental health therapy, rehab services and, in extreme cases, inpatient care to hundreds of former soldiers, sailors and ...

MOD delivers 10,000 items of critical medical equipment to NHS

Land July 3, 2020

The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Logistics Delivery Operating Centre at MOD Donnington have coordinated the delivery of over 10,000 pieces of critical medical equipment. More than 10,000 items of critical medical equipment have been despatched to the NHS frontline from the MOD’s Defence Fulfilment Centre in three months. The huge distribution ...