210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment

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210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment
210 (North Irish) Multirole Medical Regiment Insignia.png
Active2023–present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
RoleMedical
SizeRegiment
250–300 personnel [1]
Part of 2nd Medical Group
Garrison/HQ Belfast

210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army.

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History

Under the Future Soldier programme, 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital amalgamated with 253rd (North Irish) Medical Regiment to form the new 210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment in September 2023. The new regiment falls under the 2nd Medical Group within 1 Division. [2]

Current Structure

The hospital's structure at the time of amalgamation was as follows:

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References

  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "Unit Details". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-25.