Guys & St Thomas' Military Medicine

Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) has a long tradition of working with the British Armed Forces.

Nurses trained at St. Thomas' were referred to as Nightingale Nurses, after Florence Nightingale, normally credited as the founder of the nursing profession. Today these links with the Armed Forces still exist, but in a more practical way:

Secondary Health Care Services for the British Armed Forces and their dependants based in Germany.

In 1994 GSTT won, in open competition, a 5 year contract to manage the provision of hospital based healthcare services for the British Armed Forces based in Germany.

As part of the Contract GSTT used its 'Change Management' skills to close the 2 remaining British Military Hospitals in Germany and contract out the service through five major German hospitals located close to the major Garrison bases. Complex Tertiary cases are referred back to GSTT or elsewhere in UK.

GSTT has developed on behalf of the German Contract, a fully integrated wide area network Patient Administration System (PAS), linking Primary to Secondary healthcare. This on-line system allows GSTT to track all patient pathways and to effectively manage the Contract on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence.

GSTT's success led to the Contract being renewed in 2001 for a further four years. In 2005 a new contract was signed for a further 8 years.

Statistics

Current British Armed Forces and dependants population approximately	55,000
Out Patient attendance 2003/2004	35,000
In Patient episodes of care 2003/2004	9,000

For further information contact Alastair Scarborough

Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Services

GSTT provides a national outreach facility in London for Headley Court, the MoD Tri-Service Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre. Out Patient Services are provided by MoD Clinical Consultants with Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Services provided by the Trust under Contract.

For further information contact Murdoch Graham

Post Graduate Medical Education

GSTT is one of the academic centres utilised by MoD personnel for Postgraduate training.

For further information contact Alastair Scarborough

Baird Health Centre

Based at St. Thomas' Hospital, this Primary Care Centre for London is managed by the Ministry of Defence and provides Primary Medical and Dental Care for Armed Forces Personnel. Supplementary Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Services are provided by GSTT under contract.

For further information contact Christina Firmin

MAP

The Medical Assessment programme which investigates armed forces personnel with the alleged Gulf War Syndrome is based in the Baird Health Centre

For further information contact Christina Firmin

Summary

Corporate Development welcomes enquiries from Overseas Military and Government bodies with regard to Consultancy and Planning Services for rationalising or re-organising the delivery of Military Medical Services for Armed Forces Personnel and their dependants, or to receive complex Tertiary referrals on a fee for service basis.

Where such Consultancy incorporates 'Field Hospital' advice or provision, GSTT would work with British Defence Medical Services.

For further information contact Murdoch Graham