** WE NEED YOUR HELP!! ** The Department of Health are undertaking a review of the 2017 Amendment to the “National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations”. This has far-reaching implications: it is now a legal requirement to withhold treatment from chargeable overseas visitors until the estimated full cost of the service has been paid (unless …
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Sep 26 2017
Forced displacement: Health and human rights in a challenging environment
Venue: John Snow Lecture Theatre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT Date: Thursday 19th October 2017 Time: 6:15 – 7:45 p.m. Followed by a drinks reception at the Pump Handle Bar, LSHTM. In 2016, 25.6 million people, or one person in 113, had been forcibly displaced worldwide, both internally within national boundaries (40.8 million) …
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Apr 06 2017
Seminar “Crisis in the NHS: What is the way forward?”
This seminar asks, “Is the NHS in crisis?” How is the NHS coping with increased demand and pressures to deliver excellence, in a context of increasingly limited resources and ongoing structural change? Is our current model of healthcare sustainable in the current political climate? What are the alternatives? This seminar will benefit from a panel …
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Nov 21 2016
Alma Mata Global Health Newsletter – November 2016
Filled with the latest Global Health news, events and opportunities
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Nov 13 2016
Seminar: “The Changing Face of the Sex Trade”
Date: Thursday 8th December 2016 Time: Registration from 6:00 p.m. Seminar 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. There has been a growing demand to decriminalise the sex industry on public health and other grounds. Held in conjuction with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, this seminar will bring speakers from different perspectives to explore the …
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Aug 11 2016
Doctors of the World Job Opportunity: Women’s and Children’s Health Coordinator (part-time staff)
Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 projects in 80 countries through 3,000 volunteers. Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty or exclusion get the healthcare they need regardless of income …
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Aug 11 2016
Global Health Capabilities for UK Health Professionals
In our increasingly interdependent world, global health is relevant to all health professionals. With increasing population movement and shifting disease patterns, health professionals working in the UK are being challenged to deliver effective care to multicultural communities with diverse needs. Health professionals also require an understanding of, and the ability to respond to, the effects of globalisation on health and health systems. This document …
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Jul 07 2016
Job Opportunity: Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) Clinical Programme Manager
CSH is looking for a highly able and motivated individual with experience of providing front-line clinical care in the NHS to join its clinical programme team. This is a full-time post based in Oxford, salary £35,000 per year, to start September 2016. The pioneering CSH clinical programme is positioning sustainability at the heart of good clinical care. …
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Jul 01 2016
TIME TO GO GLOBAL: a consultation on global health competencies for postgraduate doctors
Background: Globalisation is having profound impacts on health and healthcare.We solicited the views of a wide range of stakeholders in order to develop core global health competencies for postgraduate doctors. Methods: Published literature and existing curricula informed writing of seven global health competencies for consultation. A modified policy Delphi involved an online survey and face-to-face …
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Nov 03 2015
Recruiting: Global Health Curriculum Group Lead
Six month volunteer role on an AoMRC funded project to promote generic core competencies in Global Health. Can be done alongside training/work/study with expenses covered and support for the existing Global Health Curriculum Group. For more details on what the role will involve see the role description here: Global Health Curriculum Group Lead Role Description. Anyone …
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