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Pictured is medical support equipment at RAF Brize Norton ready to be flown to the Caribbean during the UK Military operation (Op Ruman) in support of those effected by Hurricane IRMA. In early September 2017 Hurricane Irma moved through the Caribbean region, causing absolute devastation wherever it landed. The British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands suffered lasting damage. All three services and other government departments, along with hundreds of troops were involved in the huge humanitarian effort. Ships, planes and helicopters delivered tonnes of supplies to the UK nationals and locals caught up in the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. RFA Mounts Bay had already been deployed to the area for Hurricane season and was able to offer almost immediate assistance. Her Wildcat helicopter and Mexefloat landed over 6 tons of supplies and personnel to offer both engineering and medical support to Anguilla, then the British Virgin Islands. Soon after, the Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean was diverted from a NATO deployment in the Med to offer further assistance to the region. She sailed to Gibraltar to embark supplies, vehicles and building materials (mostly donated by the Government of Gibraltar). Four Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook helicopters carrying aid for embarkation in Gibraltar flew from RAF Benson via fuelling stops in Spain. RAF C17, VOYAGER and ATLAS aircraft deployed to the region carrying medical supplies rations, clean water and shelters along with specialist personnel from all three services. The aircraft landed first in Barbados which was used as a hub to distribute all aid. Further C17’s carrying Puma helicopters then landed on the US Virgin Islands- as it had the only usable runway in the effected region. HMS Ocean arrived in the region later and over 250 hours of flying was conducted including 80 separate trips moving more than 1,000 people by air. The Royal Marines conducted alm
Pictured are service personnel during a MAST Course Training at The Royal College of Surgeons - Fri 18 Mar 2016. Images show trauma and orthopaedic surgery using innovative simulation (utilising high fidelity simulated mannequins and cadavers) on the Military Operational Surgical Training Course at the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields London. The UK military uses cutting edge and innovative surgical techniques and if a good career option for a medical professional who wants to serve their country and challenge themselves in the technical and leadership fields. The UK military uses cutting edge and innovative surgical techniques to ensure that its people receive the best possible care and chance of recovery.
Pictured is a special flight, a Chinook from 18 Sqn, part of the squadrons 100th anniversary celebrations. On Wednesday 14 September a very special formation left RAF Odiham bound for the south coast of England but tactical camouflage was not on the agenda! In the past 18 months three Chinook aircraft have been painted to celebrate the 100th anniversaries of 18(B) and 27 Squadron from RAF Odiham and 28 Squadron from RAF Benson. With the first of the helicopters expected to be returned to standard operational markings in the near future this opportunity was integrated in to a formation training sortie which tested the crews’ ability to plan and execute some very unique tasks. With it being so complex the mission was, unusually, briefed the day prior to launch and each crew walked through the various maneouvres in the hangar, in what is colloquially known as a ‘rock drill.’ At the hour they walked for their aircraft each member had a firm grasp of the planned movements which enabled them to focus on maintaining strict safety margins. The day itself was only the end of a long road though, with preparation having begun over 6 months ago. Operational restraints cancelled the first planned date in June and the only other window where all three aircraft were available concurrently was identified as being this week. RAF Odiham’s dedicated and professional engineering teams were therefore faced with generating three very specific airframes to complete this sortie whilst concurrently deploying multiple others to support exercises in Sweden and onboard HMS Ocean and providing manpower to flying detachments in the United States and elsewhere. They succeeded and the results of their efforts are clearly seen.The Serco team who painted the Chinooks at Odiham, each in the space of two intense weeks, were invited to see the three lined up on the dispersal together for what may be the first and only time – a moment they had waited a long time to see. As for the stun
Pictured is an RAF Chinook helping the Environment Agency to bolster the flood defences in a vulnerable area. As unprecedented flooding spread out over the North of England, the British Army helped the Environment agency and emergency services deal with the difficult situation.
Pictured is a 40 Commando Royal Marine plotting positions on a map during the UK’s biggest annual exercise to prepare troops for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) operations. Exercise TOXIC DAGGER was supported by Dstl (The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) along with Public Health England and The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). Specialists in CBRN from Dstl and AWE were able to create realistic exercise scenarios based on the latest threat information. Completing the training and exercising against these scenarios provided a challenging programme for the Royal Marines to demonstrate their proficiency in the methods to detect, assess and mitigate a CBRN threat. The three-week programme included Company-level attacks and scenarios concerning CBRN vignettes, concluding with a full-scale exercise involving government and industry scientists and more than 300 military personnel. Dstl works to apply cutting-edge science and technology to keep UK Armed Forces, and the British people, protected from harm. Dstl is an Executive Agency of the MOD, run along commercial lines. It is one of the principal government organisations dedicated to S&T in the defence and security field.
Pictured is a 40 Commando Royal Marine plotting positions on a map during the UK’s biggest annual exercise to prepare troops for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) operations. Exercise TOXIC DAGGER was supported by Dstl (The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) along with Public Health England and The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). Specialists in CBRN from Dstl and AWE were able to create realistic exercise scenarios based on the latest threat information. Completing the training and exercising against these scenarios provided a challenging programme for the Royal Marines to demonstrate their proficiency in the methods to detect, assess and mitigate a CBRN threat. The three-week programme included Company-level attacks and scenarios concerning CBRN vignettes, concluding with a full-scale exercise involving government and industry scientists and more than 300 military personnel. Dstl works to apply cutting-edge science and technology to keep UK Armed Forces, and the British people, protected from harm. Dstl is an Executive Agency of the MOD, run along commercial lines. It is one of the principal government organisations dedicated to S&T in the defence and security field.
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Our Mission

“We seek to identify, fund and advance high-value applications of redistributed manufacturing research that will transform future deployed medical care capability”

The Redistributed Manufacturing in Healthcare Network (RiHN) was funded by UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and was launched in 2015. Over 2-3 years, the RiHN established a network of 250+ members and delivered numerous national and international events, workshops, panels and presentations. RiHN also awarded funding to 6 feasibility studies focusing on RDM in regenerative medicine, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

In 2019, the EPSRC awarded a Network Plus grant to RiHN, providing a further two years of funding commencing from July 2020. The Network Plus has up to £1.5m in feasibility study funding, with a larger team of investigators focused on new pioneering areas of RDM, supported by expert bodies involved in relevant areas of science and manufacturing engineering research, as well as military and emergency medicine.

Research Workstreams

Additive Manufacturing
Professor Richard Bibb
Professor Kenny Dalgarno
Dr Javier Munguia Valenzuela
Dr Abby Paterson
Cell & Tissue Therapies
Professor Kenny Dalgarno
Dr Qasim Rafiq
Professor Nik Willoughby
Clinical Fluids
Professor Nik Willoughby
Professor Jonathan Benger
Lieutenant Colonel Dr Paul Hunt
Pharmaceuticals
Professor Harris Makatsoris
Dr Basil Omar
Dr Samuel Roscoe
Military & Emergency Medicine Requirements in Deployed Operations
Lieutenant Colonel Dr Paul Hunt
Professor Jonathan Benger
Dr Dharm Kapletia
Innovation Assessment & Adoption for Deployed Operations
Professor Wendy Phillips
Dr Dharm Kapletia
Dr Sam Roscoe