The wide-ranging benefits of taking part in International Emergency Medical Response
In this episode WEM Medical Director Dr Will Duffin is joined by two experienced humanitarian emergency medical responders from frontline medical aid charity UK-Med: Emergency Department nurse and UK-Med’s Health Referent David Anderson and Consultant Paediatrician - Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Stephen Owens. They discuss the findings of UK Med’s Global Health Responders Report (Sept 2021) and reflect on their own experiences of humanitarian deployments and how releasing NHS staff to do this vital work: Improves Clinicians clinical skills, team working and leadership skills. Boosts Clinicians resilience and staves off burnout. Builds vital skills in managing infectious disease outbreaks that have informed the UK response to COVID-19. Has a real and meaningful impact on patients in low resource settings. Benefits the wider NHS and any developed health system deploying medics by bringing ‘global experience’ to serve a ‘global Britain’.