title: HOSPEX: a historical view and the need for change.
abstract: This article briefly describes the historical background of the Cold War Hospital Exercises from which the necessity for change was identified. The genesis of the current Role 3 Collective Clinical Training is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Faculty, Army Medical Services Training Centre, Towthorpe Lines, Strensall.
authors.forename: C W F M
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007493:Iraq; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D006113:United Kingdom; D014857:Warfare