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The Gazette QARANC Association 45
Christmas.
Chris Eberhardie reports that: “We suspected
everyone was at home watching the World Cup as the ground was quiet. In the Tambling suite, the sound of laughter and chatter was proof enough that the members and their guests were enjoying the wine and being with friends.
“It is amazing how generous members are in bringing items for both the tombola and the raffle. It makes life very busy for our committee members behind the tables, but it raises a tidy sum of money for the branch.
“The branch welcomed three guests this year – Albert Weastell, Roger Thompson and Trevor Rafferty from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. It was a chance to offer hospitality to those who make us so welcome on Corps Day.
It was a chance
to offer hospitality to those who make us so welcome on Corps Day
Millbank Branch
Chair – Christine Duchemin Secretary – Judy Cook
It feels as if business is continuing the positive journey to pre Covid “normality” with social occasions resumed and this year’s events being planned. Our standard was proudly carried and escorted to Remembrance events at St Paul’s Cathedral and the Royal Exchange.
Sadly, since the last Gazette we have lost two members Elizabeth Snelson and Richard Watt. Although never a compensation for loss we have been delighted to welcome several new members.
This year’s reunion lunch will be in London, and I hope and look forward to seeing many people reading this there.
I wish everyone well, stay safe.
Judy Cook
“The staff preparing and serving our very tasty Christmas lunch were delightful and in thanking Christine and the Committee for organising it but a special mention must go to the Elf who worked tirelessly to make it run so smoothly. Thanks Karen Ives – Elf of the Year!”
Delivering healthcare and
elivering healthcare to delivering international standards...
international standards
policies on the use of blood, blood components, blood products, and resuscitation fluids. This lack of standardisation and specifically the slow adoption of proven blood resuscitation principles by some ABCANZ nations presents clinical interoperability challenges in the future operational landscape and this has the potential to result in sub-optimal outcomes for ABCANZ service persons, especially in the pre-hospital space.
The second week was dedicated to ‘Forward Surgical Capabilities’ because a gap currently exists in the ability for ABCANZ Coalition Partner Nations to provide common forward surgical capabilities in the theatre of operations. The output of these sessions was to homogenise principles and practices in the creation of two documents (one per week), referred to as ‘ABCANZ Standards.’
These ‘standards’ then define the levels of
interoperability to be achieved and maintained in
a specified materiel, procedural or technical area,
and when ratified become embedded into national
doctrine and policy. So, at ABCANZ we write the
standards for policy, that shape the standards of
ho have ever delivered healthcare whilst deployed on Operations you will be
tion, we almost never deploy alone, but have you ever considered how the
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n Partner Nations (Aamenricatni,oBnrit,ishw, Ceanadlmiano, AsutstnraeliavnearnddNewplZoeaylanadlone, but have is a program aimed at optimizing interoperability and standardization of train-
you ever considered how the UK and our coalition
t between the armies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,
partners are able to work so well together?
tes, plus the United States Marine Corps. The ABCANZ Armies’ Program
ntegrated Project Sessions (IPS) each year, and this year the IPS were
S Marine Corps (USMCH)obawse indQouanwticeo, UuSnAdanedrasrteadnesdignedatochpro-other’s medical rds an ‘integrated’ level of interoperability. The ABCANZ Armies’ Program
35 states that: capabilities or harmoniously provide mutual support
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have something to do with the ABCANZ programme.
der to demonstrate the collective strength of the ABCANZ Armies and USMC.”
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lled to Quantico in Aug 22 to brief on their respective national capabilities,
British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Armies’
onal gaps, and understand the future capability planning aspirations, and this our to represent the UK.
Programme) is aimed at optimising operations and
standardising training and equipment between the
w a focus on ‘Blood Far Forward’. The ABCANZ Coalition Partner Nations
cies on the use of blood, blood components, blood products, and resuscitation fstandardisationandasrpmeciieficsalolyfthAeuslsowtradloiapt,ioCnaofnparodvean,bNloeodwresZuescaitla-nd,theUnited
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ersons, especially in the pre-hospital space. The second week was dedicated
Corps.
al Capabilities’ because a gap currently exists in the ability for ABCANZ Coali- s to provide common forward surgical capabilities in the theatre of
The ABCANZ Armies’ Programme conducts
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ct to define the levels of interoperability to be achieved and maintained in a
and this time IPS were conducted at the US Marine
procedural or technical area, and when ratified become embedded into na-
Corps (USMC) base in Quantico, USA. Each nation
policy.
write the standards for policy, that shape the standards of operational
eliver.
provided Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who briefed
on their respective national capabilities, bridge
inter-operational gaps, and understand the future
Lt Col Richard Yardley RGN, MSc, CMgr FCMI, MAPM is an autonomous Nurse Practitioner qualified, Emergency Nursing Officer,
capability planning aspirations, and this year I had operational healthcare we deliver.
having transferred to the Command & Staff Cadre of Military Healthcare.
Currently emptlohyeedhoasnSoOu1r Mtoedreicpalr,einseMniltittahryeCUapKa.bilities Development, within the Futures Directorate atLAtrCmoylHRQic. hard Yardley
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