Defence Medical Welfare Service
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The St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service, commonly the Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS), is a charitable organisation contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide uniformed civilian welfare officers in support of service personnel of the British Armed Forces.[1]
Originally formalised in 1943 as the Service Hospitals Welfare Department under the auspices of the of the Venerable Order of St John and the British Red Cross, it became an independent organisation in 2001.[1]
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- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
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Categories:
- Health charities in the United Kingdom
- Organisations based in Hampshire
- Organizations established in 1943
- Test Valley
- Welfare agencies
- United Kingdom military stubs