We've Come a Long Way Since MaS*H ; a Birmingham Cricket Pitch Was Transformed Into a 25-Bed Field Hospital to Highlight the Vital Role of Military Medics. Health Reporter Emma Brady Joined the Regulars, Reservists and a Government Minister to Find Out More

Birmingham Post › September 09, 2005

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An array of tents, surgical units and military vehicles temporarily replaced Selly Oak Hospital's cricket pitch yesterday.

Erected as part of a two-day conference by the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), the field hospital is equipped with the latest technology and staffed by medics.

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We've Come a Long Way Since M*a*S*H ; a Birmingham Cricket Pitch Was Transformed Into a 25-Bed Field Hospital to Highlight the Vital Role of Military Medics. Health Reporter Emma Brady Joined the Regulars, Reservists and a Government Minister to Find Out More

It is the first time the tented medical facility has been used to raise awareness of the role medical reservists play among NHS employers and staff.

Lt Col Mike Godwin, a senior o...

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