‘DMS 20’ is a report published in 2013 by the Surgeon General. It is the result of a comprehensive review of how operational health care is delivered by the Defence Medical Services (DMS).
The report sets out a vision for what the DMS should look like in the year 2020, outlining changes in it’s size, structure, and composition that are needed in response to recent advances in military medicine, the changing nature of contemporary conflict and current financial constraints. It is the medical component of the Future Force 20 review.
In this excellent one page summary, regional trainee representative for the armed forces, Captain Simon Tallowin details further what ‘DMS 20’ is and why the recent changes matter and how it will affect the careers of medical trainees in the armed forces.
