About Us

About Us

The current liability of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) is approximately 1027 Officers and Soldiers made up of the following Career Employment Groups

  • Nursing Officer - Adult
  • Soldier Nurse - Adult
  • Nursing Officer - Mental Health
  • Soldier Nurse - Mental Health
  • Nursing Cadets
  • Student Nurses - Adult & Mental Health
  • Nurse Bursars
  • Health Care Assistants

Where do we work?

  • Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHUs)
    The British Army work alongside the NHS in MDHU's located at
    • Frimley Park in Surrey.
    • Queen Alexandra's Hospital in Portsmouth.
    • Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
    • Edith Cavell Hospital in Peterborough.
    • Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
    • The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingha

      We also provide primary and secondary nursing care to the Army in Northern Ireland, Canada, Germany and Cyprus.
  • Field Units
    The QARANC work within 3 Field Hospitals and 6 Medical Regiments (Regular Army) as well as in a variety of Territorial Army Medical Units.
  • Staff & Command
    There are opportunities for both QARANC Officers and Soldiers to work in a Staff and Command setting such as Training and Development, Manning, Recruitment, and Personnel.
  • Training and Education
    There are QARANC Officers and Soldiers working in the Health Care Assistant Training School, Birmingham City University and in Army Training Centres
    .
  • Operational Deployment
    The QARANC serve on Operations world-wide and provide primary and secondary nursing care to the British Army wherever it may be serving. Current deployments: Op HERRICK - Afghanistan