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Defence Engagement (Health) between the UK and Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998
  1. A J L Moore1,
  2. B McCrory2,
  3. A Corcoran3,
  4. N Guckian4,
  5. S Bergin4,
  6. C McCloskey4,
  7. M Bricknell5 and
  8. J Kelly6
  1. 1 Faculty for Medical Global Health Engagement, Defence Medical Services, Lichfield, UK
  2. 2 CAWT, Western Health and Social Services Board, Belfast, UK
  3. 3 Irish Defence Forces Medical Corps, DFHQ, St Bricin's Military Hospital, Government of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
  4. 4 Cooperation and Working Together, Londonderry, Derry/Londonderry, UK
  5. 5 Conflict and Health Research Group, King's College London—Strand Campus, London, UK
  6. 6 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr J Kelly, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK; j.kelly{at}hull.ac.uk

Abstract

This paper describes the range of Defence Engagement (Health) (DE(H)) activities between Northern Ireland and Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998. Although the Agreement made provision for cross-border cooperation in health, the Omagh bombing of August 1998 energised the discussion to provide greater co-ordination of future responses to mass casualty events. The paper describes these DE(H) activities at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical levels to show the integration across these levels and between the agencies of both governments. The paper shows how a DE(H) programme can have a successful strategic effect by finding topics of mutual interest that can bring together two countries in order to provide an effective health and social care provision. This paper forms part of a special issue of BMJ Military Health dedicated to Defence Engagement (.

  • medical education & training
  • accident & emergency medicine
  • education & training (see medical education & training)

https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002657

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    Footnotes

    • X @MartinBricknell, @Dr Janet Zimmerman-Kelly@JanetKe33240399

    • Contributors AJLM is the main author of the paper, responsible for conceptualising the paper, collecting photos and analysing content and writing the manuscript. JK and MB played significant roles in redrafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual academic content. BMcC, AC, NG, SB and CMcC provided valuable contributions to the paper through review and interpretation of content and providing feedback on the manuscript drafts.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.