Nick and Hamish are both doctors serving as Captains in the British Army. They have
worked as junior doctors in the NHS and have a unique understanding of the differences
between medicine in the Army and the NHS. Military medicine poses problems of a
nature inconceivable in the civilian world. Dealing with major disasters in hostile
environments is a fact of life for medical personnel in modern conflict. It is exposure
to this that has made Nick and Hamish more conscious than anyone of the dedication
and sacrifices made by our troops.
Captain Nick Dennison
Nick is currently working in Bovington camp, home of the Royal Armoured Corps. It
is a training establishment so he spends a lot of his time nurturing recruits nearing
the end of their training as well as looking after the permanent staff and their
families. He was brought up in Bristol and graduated from Sheffield Medical School
in 2006. He worked as a Junior Doctor in Sheffield and Doncaster before starting
his commission in summer 2008. He aims to become an Anaesthetist. Nick learnt to
row in Sheffield and competed in the University’s 1st IV. Mid 2008 he cycled from
Lands’ End to John O’Groats raising money for Help for Heroes. His other interests
include mountain biking, running, current affairs and gardening.
Captain Hamish Reid
Hamish is currently the Regimental Medical Officer for 22 Royal Engineer Regiment
in Perham Down. He is responsible for the health of the regiment and their families
and concentrating on getting them fit for deployment to Afghanistan next year. He
was born on the Isle of Wight. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and was
awarded an Army cadetship in 2003. He worked for two years as a Junior Doctor in
Bristol and ultimately plans to practice Sports and Exercise Medicine. He is currently
the Regimental Doctor for 22 Royal Engineer Regiment. At University Hamish captained
the 1st XV rugby team and played for Scottish Universities. His adventures include
a 3 peaks bike ride, riding a horse through the Taklamakan desert, attempting to
break the world’s longest continuous crawling record (follow this link for documentary
evidence) and swimming the English Channel. Despite spending his formative years
in rubber dinghies he has never rowed in earnest.
