Sharing our skills overseas ...

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Addenbrooke's Abroad is a charity which supports staff in sharing their skills and experiences with hospitals abroad, particularly those in developing countries.

Our aims are achieved by staff giving their services and expertise - voluntarily and on their own time, or as part of their professional development leave.

Addenbrooke's Abroad aims to:

Oboru Eye Camp, Nigeria
Oboru Eye Camp, Nigeria

  • provide a focus for existing healthcare-related work undertaken overseas by Addenbrooke’s and Clinical School staff

  • establish or strengthen partnership links with a hospital or hospitals in resource-poor parts of the world, and coordinate the provision of effective long-term support and training that is sustainable and responsive to the defined needs of the partner institution

  • enable staff who would like to undertake work abroad by supporting funding and appropriate leave arrangements 

 

"Links allow NHS staff to contribute to the improvement of healthcare worldwide, whilst continuing to serve their own communities. Links motivate staff, enlarge their experience, sharpen their skills and thus help to retain them within each country’s National Health Service: the benefits are clearly felt by both English and overseas partners."

Sir Nigel Crisp
Former Chief Executive for the NHS in England

"Health links between the UK and less developed countries provide the opportunity for strong and sustainable partnerships to improve international health and strengthen capacity of healthcare organisations. They provide individuals with inspiration and new perspectives that can profoundly benefit personal and professional development."

Sir Liam Donaldson
Chief Medical Officer

 

No NHS resources will be committed to Addenbrooke’s Abroad.  All who can pay their own costs will be expected to do so, but some funding will be needed to support those who cannot.

 

Last updated: 30 June, 2008
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