Op Patwin Part 2: HMS illustrious' medical response to typhoon Haiyan
Dew, A.
Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service 100(2): 205-209
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9033 PMID: 25335318 Document Number: 13821
Operation PATWIN was the United Kingdom's (UK) response to the disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The UK deployed a force including HMS DARING and HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and this article describes the medical response including the deployment of a Role 2 medical team and the hosting of a UK civilian medical team UK Med. The deployment followed humanitarian guidelines in UK doctrine and contained in the Oslo guidelines, but demonstrated a unique example of a civilian team supported by the military.
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