Medical Provision for British Antarctic Survey

The purpose of the MSP is to provide medical and dental screening for employees, contractors and visitors as well as advice in advance of deployment primarily to the Polar regions; employ/supply the doctors that BAS require to cover its Polar operations; advise on and supply the consumables required for our Antarctic surgeries; and to provide access to specialist consultants as required to help facilitate when possible and appropriate for input into medical situations befalling BAS staff undertaking field work in other locations. Additionally, it is expected and required that the Medical Unit engage in representation and leadership roles at international bodies such as ComNAP (specifically JEGHBM Joint Expert Group on Human Biology and Medicine)and SCAR as well as medically supporting the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) via the contract with BAS.