The application of the Pulheems system of medical classification to the Army : part I- medical, part II- administrative / by command of the Army Council.

Date:
1947
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    INTRODUCTION 1. The Application of the PULHEEMS System of Medical Classification to the Army This pamphlet has been written in two parts as alfa PART I —Medical—(Short Title —‘“ PULHEEMS — —Army Medical Pamphlet ”’) F PART IIJ—Administrative—(Short Title—‘“‘ PULHEEMS—Army Ad- ministrative Pamphlet ’’) It must be understood that the instructions in this pamphlet apply solely to the Army, and that it has been written to amplify the instructions contained in the Services pamphlet “ PULHEEMS—A System of Medical Classification for the Fighting Services ”, in order to meet the particular requirements of the Army. 2. Purpose of this Pamphlet The Services pamphlet ““ PULHEEMS—A System of Medical Classification for the Fighting Services ”’, states, in the General Introduction, that there are two essentials needed in a system of classification: (a) A detailed qualitative estimation of the individual ; (6) A qualitative analysis of the employment requirements, expressed in the same terms. Instructions regarding the first of these essentials are given in the above pamphlet and Part I of this pamphlet, while qualitative analysis of employment are detailed in Part II. 3. Purpose of the PULHEEMS System The purpose of the PULHEEMS System is to assist in posting individuals to the type of employment for which they are most suited. 4. Date of Introduction “While it is not intended that the PULHEEMS System will replace the existing medical category system immediately, w.e.f. 1 July 1946 all personnel of the British Army (Male) who will still be serving on and after 1 January 1948, will be given both a PULHEEMS Assessment and a normal medical category. This instruction will also apply to all members of the Women’s Services w.e.f. 1 December 1946 (see Para. 5). In this way it is hoped that all officers and other ranks (Male and Female) will have been classified under the new system by 1 January 1948. After that date the administrative use of the new system will begin, and the old system of medical classification and posting will be dis- continued. The date of full implementation of the AAS nate AS System in the Territorial Army will be notified in due course. 5. Personnel to be classified The PULHEEMS System of medical classification is equally applicable to all officers and other ranks (Male and Female). In the Army the following personnel will be subject to classification under the new system as stated in Para. 4. (a) All Ranks (Male) who will still be serving on and after 1 January 1948. (b) All Ranks of the Women’s Services, Q.A.I.M.N.S. and A.T.S. and Female officers of the R.A.M.C. and R.A.D.C., who will still be serving on and after 1 January 1948. ( c) All Ranks (Male and Female) of the Territorial Army.