Armed Forces: Health Services
Commons · Question 68518 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the training received by combat medical technicians who are not qualified paramedics is recognised by civilian health care employers
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 23 Jul 2025
The training Combat Medical Technicians (CMTs) receive leads to Higher or Advanced Apprenticeship qualifications which are recognised by civilian healthcare employers. Initially, CMTs undertake a Foundation Medic course, followed by a Level 3 qualificatio...