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UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

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24 June 2026 22:11

UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

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UK Surgeon General, Major General Phil Carter, joined senior military medical leaders from across NATO at the alliance’s 65th Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services (COMEDS) plenary in Skopje, North Macedonia, last week.

COMEDS is NATO’s senior advisory body on military medical matters, bringing member nations together to align medical standards, share lessons from recent conflicts and improve interoperability, including the movement of casualties across borders, News Cover reports, citing the UK government's official website.

The plenary gave UK Defence Medical an opportunity to show how it is supporting delivery of the NATO Medical Action Plan, which aims to strengthen military medical support for a range of scenarios, including large-scale combat operations.

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