British Red Cross
# British Red Cross

Die British Red Cross Society ist eine britische Hilfsorganisation mit Sitz in London und Teil der Internationalen Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmond-Bewegung.

Die Geschichte geht auf die im Jahr 1870 gegründete British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded zurück. 1905 erfolgte die Umbenennung in den heutigen Namen. Die Eintragung in die Royal Charter erfolgte 1908.

Die Organisation ist im In- und Ausland tätig. In Afrika und Asien wird Entwicklungshilfe und humanitäre Hilfe geleistet. Es gibt 3.500 bezahlte Arbeitnehmer und 32.500 ehrenamtlich Tätige.

In London befindet sich ein Museum und Archiv.

## Aufbauorganisation

Neben den nationalen Teilverbänden gibt es angeschlossene Überseeverbände.

### National

Es gibt folgende nationale Aufbauorganisation:

| Territory | Operational Area | Branches |
| - | - | - |
| Northern England | North East and Cumbria | County Durham & Teesside |
| Northern England | North East and Cumbria | Northumbria |
| Northern England | North East and Cumbria | Cumbria |
| Northern England | West Central | Lancashire |
| Northern England | West Central | Merseyside |
| Northern England | West Central | Greater Manchester |
| Northern England | East Central | Lincolnshire |
| Northern England | East Central | Leicestershire and Rutland |
| Northern England | East Central | Northamptonshire |
| Northern England | Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| Northern England | Yorkshire | South Yorkshire |
| Northern England | Yorkshire | West Yorkshire |
| Northern England | Yorkshire | Hull & East Riding |
| Northern England | East Midlands | Derbyshire |
| Northern England | East Midlands | Nottinghamshire |
| Northern England | East Midlands | Cheshire |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Scotland | North East Scotland & Northern Isles |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Scotland | Highland & Western Isles |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Mid Scotland & Argyll | Argyll, Bute & Dunbartonshire |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Mid Scotland & Argyll | Tayside |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Mid Scotland & Argyll | Forth Valley |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Fife, Lothian & Borders | Fife |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Fife, Lothian & Borders | Lothian |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Fife, Lothian & Borders | Borders |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | West Central and South West Scotland | Glasgow & Renfrewshire |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | West Central and South West Scotland | Dumfries & Galloway |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | West Central and South West Scotland | Lanarkshire |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | West Central and South West Scotland | Ayrshire & Arran |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Ireland |
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Isle of Man |
| South East | East Anglia | Cambridgeshire |
| South East | East Anglia | Norfolk |
| South East | East Anglia | Suffolk |
| South East | Thames Valley | Berkshire |
| South East | Thames Valley | Oxfordshire |
| South East | Thames Valley | Buckinghamshire |
| South East | South Central | Hampshire |
| South East | South Central | Isle of Wight |
| South East | South Central | Surrey |
| South East | Beds, Herts & Essex | Bedfordshire |
| South East | Beds, Herts & Essex | Hertfordshire |
| South East | Beds, Herts & Essex | Essex |
| South East | London | London |
| South East | Kent & Sussex | Kent |
| South East | Kent & Sussex | Sussex |
| Wales and Western | Wales | Mid & West Wales |
| Wales and Western | Wales | North Wales |
| Wales and Western | Wales | South Wales |
| Wales and Western | Wales | South & West Wales |
| Wales and Western | Hereford & Worcester | Hereford |
| Wales and Western | Hereford & Worcester | Worcestershire |
| Wales and Western | Hereford & Worcester | Shropshire |
| Wales and Western | West Midlands | Staffordshire |
| Wales and Western | West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Wales and Western | West Midlands | Warwickshire |
| Wales and Western | South West & Islands | Cornwall |
| Wales and Western | South West & Islands | Devon |
| Wales and Western | South West & Islands | Dorset |
| Wales and Western | South West & Islands | Somerset |
| Wales and Western | South West & Islands | Channel Islands |
| Wales and Western | Avon | Gloucestershire |
| Wales and Western | Avon | Avon |
| Wales and Western | Avon | Wiltshire |

### International

Es gibt folgende internationale Auslandsverbände (Overseas Branches):

* British Virgin Islands Red Cross
* Cayman Islands Red Cross
* Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross
* Montserrat Red Cross
* Anguilla Red Cross
* Bermuda Red Cross
* Falkland Islands Red Cross
* Gibraltar Red Cross
