| British Army Arms and Services |
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| Combat Arms |
| Royal Armoured Corps |
| Infantry |
| Army Air Corps |
| Combat Support Arms |
| Royal Artillery |
| Royal Engineers |
| Royal Corps of Signals |
| Intelligence Corps |
| Combat Services |
| Royal Army Chaplains Department |
| Royal Logistic Corps |
| Army Medical Services |
| Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Adjutant General's Corps |
| Small Arms School Corps |
| Army Physical Training Corps |
| General Service Corps |
| Corps of Army Music |
The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the four separate units that supply medical and nursing services in the British Army. These are:
- Royal Army Medical Corps
- Royal Army Dental Corps
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
- Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Administration
The Army Medical Services are administered by the Headquarters of the Army Medical Directorate at Surrey under the command of the Director General Army Medical Services (DGAMS) who, in return, reports to the army's Adjutant General.
Role of the DGAMS
The DGAMS role is to promote effective medical, dental and veterinary health services for the Army and provide a policy focus for individual medical training, doctrine and force development.
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| “ | To Ensure that the Land Component Health and Veterinary Services Provided for Defence Capability are Fully Effective |
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Role of the AMS
The role of the AMS is to contribute to the conservation of fighting strength and morale of the Army. The AMS is responsible for advising commanders on the maintenance of health and prevention of disease in the Army in peace and, in addition, the collection, medical classification , evacuation and treatment of the sick and wounded in war.
Secondary health care, dental treatment, medical training, and the supply of medical and dental equipment and pharmaceuticals are provided on a tri-service basis by Defence Agencies in which members of the AMS are employed. The Commander Medical at Land Command controls the medical units of the Field Army and primary health care.
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