Cadogan: A Chelsea Family By Tamsin Perrett: Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews an entertaining, scholarly new book that draws on private letters, diaries and albums to explore the lively history of the Cadogan family, who have produced physicians, soldiers, diplomats, gamblers, spies, artists and a celebrated paediatrician, who ran the famous Foundling Hospital, Britain’s first children’s charity, […]
Travelling through Ukraine, its overwhelming cultural power is palpable and unavoidable. No amount of challenges, obstacles and setbacks, as evil as they might be, seem able to hold this nation back. At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, our Co-Founder David Nott was one of the first foreign surgeons on the frontline. Kharkiv […]
The conflict in Israel and Palestine has put Palestinian medical professionals under extreme pressure, and we remain committed to supporting them. Recently, we funded Dr Fuad Al Qadi, an anaesthesia specialist from Hebron in the West Bank, to attend a PACTS (Paediatric Advanced Cadaveric Trauma Surgery) course in the UK. Hebron is no stranger to […]
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Air Ambulance Week 2024 takes off across the UK from 9 – 15 September, to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of air ambulance charities here in Devon and across the UK. Our local Air Ambulance charity will be sharing stories of previous patients who have benefited from the time-critical care and the ways in […]
For the first time in partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), we delivered a Hostile Environment Surgical Training UK (HEST-UK) course to equip 24 surgeons from across the globe with vital skills needed to save lives in conflict and disaster zones. Aimed at medical professionals who work in, or are planning to […]
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Dr Israar Ul-Haq joined our HEST-UK (Hostile Environment Surgical Training-UK) course in Bolton to improve his trauma surgery skills before entering the heart of Palestine’s crisis – the Gaza Strip. Dr Israar Ul-Haq is a doctor with a primary focus on urgent and pre–hospital care. Volunteering his expertise, Dr Ul-Haq joined two separate missions to Gaza, […]
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Candlelighters, a charity supporting children with cancer and their families in Yorkshire, has been shortlisted as one of the top three charities in the UK for the ‘People in Governance’ national award in the Charity Governance Awards. Annually, over 150 children in Yorkshire are diagnosed with cancer. When a child is diagnosed, lives are turned […]
In the wake of the escalating conflict in Ukraine, Moldova, a neighbouring country, is grappling with the concern of being somehow drawn into the war. To extend support during these challenging times, the David Nott Foundation, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, conducted two specialised Hostile Environment Surgical Training-Anaesthesia courses in Moldova. The refugee […]
MedGlobal Conference 2023: Building resilience amidst disaster – We’re back from Chicago, after two days at MedGlobal’s Annual Conference 2023. The conference brought together medical professionals, humanitarian aid coordinators, volunteers and students to discuss how we build resilience, protect mental health and utilise the power of artificial intelligence in conflict and disaster. “We are not […]
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BGS provides Frailty elearning course free for all healthcare professionals: The British Geriatrics Society has updated and relaunched its Frailty elearning course, which is free to all health and social care professionals. The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has updated its popular Frailty elearning course for 2023 and is relaunching it, with funding from NHS England. […]
