Within a day of arriving, the team had already started treating patients (Monday 13 February). Whilst the clinic is providing emergency medical treatment, the team will start building the larger field hospital with 24/7 operating theatre, a high dependency unit and beds for in-patient care. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has joined up with Ministry of Defence (medical charity UK-Med and humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria announced by the UK government on Wednesday 8 February following the devastating earthquakes. The UK government has sent a team of medical personnel to Turkey with surgical capabilities and equipment to support the earthquake emergency response. The team has set up a medical treatment facility in eastern Turkey next to a hospital severely damaged in the earthquake.
