1. WELCOME TO MDHU DERRIFORD

2. AIM OF MDHU DERRIFORD:
To prepare military medical personnel to support exercises and deployed operations.

3. JMC Establishments DPMD Birmingham MDHU Northallerton HQ JMC MDHU
Frimley Park
MDHU Peterborough
MDHU Portsmouth
MDHU Derriford

4. MDHU PLYMOUTH KEY FACTS:
The first of Five MDHU’s, opened in 1995.
180 Military personnel made up of Navy, Army, RAF.
The Headquarters, made up of Civilian and Military personnel is located in the Norwich Union Building.
The Military Patient Admin Cell (MPAC) is situated in the NU Building with a supporting office within the Hospital.
Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) share an office with the MPAC in the hospital.

5. MISSION STATEMENT:
MDHU (D) is to provide highly capable and trained secondary healthcare personnel to support operations and to support and monitor Service secondary health care patient activity in collaboration with designated NHS Trusts in order to support the physical and moral components of Fighting Power.

6. MDHU COMMITMENTS: Trust Commitments Military Commitments Deployments
Exercises

7. COMMAND STRUCTURE

8. KEY PERSONALITIES: COMMANDING OFFICER – CDR STEVE SPENCER, QARNNS
MILITARY CLINICAL DIRECTOR – SURG CAPT STEVE BREE RN
EXECUTIVE OFFICER – LT CDR ANDY PINHEY RN

9. TRAINING

10. PRACTICE AND CLINICAL EDUCATION
Trust Induction
Work Place Induction
IV Study Day
Drug Competencies
Defence Operational Nurse Competency Framework (DONCF)
Rolling Operational Performance Statement (OPS) – For Medical Assistants (MA’s)
Intermediate Life Support
Pre-Deployment Training

11. Military Training Pre-deployment Mandatory Military Training
Command Leadership Training
Promotion Courses
Professional Training
Adventurous Training
Physical Training
Military Days

12. AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
Individuals or Teams that show outstanding commitment to the unit, department, charity work etc have the opportunity to be recognised for a variety of awards or commendations such as:
The CO’s Award
The George Beeching Prize for Compassion Award
Sick Berth Petty Officer’s Efficiency Award
The Herbert Lott Naval Awards
The Ruth Carter Prize for Nurses and the Eliza Mackenzie Prize for Student Nurses

13. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
The MDHU has an affiliated Physical Trainer based at HMS Drake who encourages the unit to take part in many different and exciting sporting events and activities outside the working environment, helping personnel to de-stress and relax while helping to maintaining their fitness and team morale.
RN/RM Ski Championships
Inter-departmental Rowing Competitions
Daily fitness classes
Plus many more.