Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Author:   Helen Louise Ackers ,  James Ackers-Johnson ,  John Chatwin ,  Natasha Tyler
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
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9783319483658


Pages:   141
Publication Date:   10 April 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism: A Cost-Benefit Analysis


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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing maternal and new-born mortality and discuss the learning and experiential outcomes for UK health care professionals acting as long term volunteers in low resource settings. They also develop a model for structured placement that offers optimal learning and experiential outcomes and minimizes risk, while shedding new light on the role that international placements play as part of continuing professional development both in the UK and in other sending countries.

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Author:   Helen Louise Ackers ,  James Ackers-Johnson ,  John Chatwin ,  Natasha Tyler
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319483658


ISBN 10:   331948365
Pages:   141
Publication Date:   10 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. International mobility and learning in the UK National Health Service .- 2. Internationalisation and placement activity in the UK National Health Service .- 3. What do health workers learn on international placements? .- 4. Managing costs and risks .- 5. Conclusions: Towards a model for sustainable professional volunteering.

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Helen Louise Ackers is Chair in Global Social Justice at the University of Salford, UK.  James Ackers-Johnson is Project Manager at the University of Salford, UK.  John Chatwin is a qualitative researcher who has worked on a wide variety of high profile international studies. Natasha Tyler is Doctoral Researcher based in the Knowledge and Place Research Group at the University of Salford, UK.     

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