title: The Royal Naval Medical Services: delivering medical operational capability. the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning.
abstract: This article looks to dispel the mysteries of the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning whilst giving an overview of activity within the Medical Operational Capability area of Medical Division (Med Div) within Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) during a period when the Royal Naval Medical Services (RNMS) have been preparing and reconfiguring medical capability for the future contingent battle spaces. The rolling exercise program has been used to illustrate the ongoing preparations taken by the Medical Operational Capability (Med Op Cap) and the Medical Force Elements to deliver medical capability in the littoral and maritime environments.
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authors: Faye
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009874:Operations Research; D006113:United Kingdom