Training anaesthetists in war zones

Dr Elma Wong is a consultant anaesthetist in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For the past ten years, Elma has taken several months of unpaid leave to volunteer in conflict zones each year. Elma and a small team of faculty recently returned from training 71 doctors in the Ukrainian cities of Poltava and Zhytomyr. Here, […]

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Training anaesthetists in war zones

Dr Elma Wong is a consultant anaesthetist in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For the past ten years, Elma has taken several months of unpaid leave to volunteer in conflict zones each year. Elma and a small team of faculty recently returned from training 71 doctors in the Ukrainian cities of Poltava and Zhytomyr. Here, […]

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An evening of conversation with David Nott

An evening of conversation with David Nott: Join us and Action for Humanity for a special evening of conversation with our Co-Founder, David Nott, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, from 6pm-9pm on Friday 21st October. Interviewed by Dr Ayman Jundi, David will be sharing his personal experience of training doctors and saving lives in […]

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An evening of conversation with David Nott

An evening of conversation with David Nott: Join us and Action for Humanity for a special evening of conversation with our Co-Founder, David Nott, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, from 6pm-9pm on Friday 21st October. Interviewed by Dr Ayman Jundi, David will be sharing his personal experience of training doctors and saving lives in […]

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Overcoming hurdles to train doctors in Palestine

Overcoming hurdles to train doctors in Palestine: In collaboration with Juzoor for Health and Social Development and the Palestine Medical Council, we trained 34 surgeons in Ramallah, Palestine, in July. Despite logistical challenges, our faculty delivered a course that met the urgent needs of Palestinian doctors. At the David Nott Foundation, we have a strong […]

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Overcoming hurdles to train doctors in Palestine

Overcoming hurdles to train doctors in Palestine: In collaboration with Juzoor for Health and Social Development and the Palestine Medical Council, we trained 34 surgeons in Ramallah, Palestine, in July. Despite logistical challenges, our faculty delivered a course that met the urgent needs of Palestinian doctors. At the David Nott Foundation, we have a strong […]

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David Nott Foundation turns seven

This month marks seven years since our Foundation was formed to train doctors to save lives in conflict. In celebration, we are delighted to share our annual report for 2021/22. Our Impact Report 2022 also highlights where we’ve been in the world, the stories of the doctors we’ve trained, and our recent work in response […]

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David Nott Foundation turns seven

This month marks seven years since our Foundation was formed to train doctors to save lives in conflict. In celebration, we are delighted to share our annual report for 2021/22. Our Impact Report 2022 also highlights where we’ve been in the world, the stories of the doctors we’ve trained, and our recent work in response […]

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Ukraine: We’re back from training frontline doctors

An experienced team of trainers have just returned from delivering two HEST courses in Dnipro and Kharkiv. Here, consultant neurosurgeon and faculty member Pete Mathew shares his experience of teaching frontline doctors in Ukraine and what makes a course successful. After David volunteered in Ukraine in April, it became clear there was an urgent need to […]

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Ukraine: We’re back from training frontline doctors

An experienced team of trainers have just returned from delivering two HEST courses in Dnipro and Kharkiv. Here, consultant neurosurgeon and faculty member Pete Mathew shares his experience of teaching frontline doctors in Ukraine and what makes a course successful. After David volunteered in Ukraine in April, it became clear there was an urgent need to […]

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