Six NHS doctors and nurses join our response in Ukraine
23rd March 2022
Six NHS doctors and nurses fly from Manchester to join our team of nine already working across the country. ...
Author: UK-Med
“Imagine overcrowded dormitories, poor sanitation, no hygiene facilities ” – reporting from the Ukraine crisis
16th March 2022
Emergency Medicine Doctor Freda Newlands sends an update from the field in western Ukraine after visiting a shelter for internally displaced people in Drohobych, just south of Lviv....
“This is the thing I’m meant to do in my life. To stay and help my people.”
11th November 2021
The war in Yemen, we say it is the forgotten war. The world has forgotten us. Nobody is talking about Yemen. But people must know the suffering of those people in Yemen, so they can help. That is why I’m asking for your help. Please...
Proning and patient positioning – a vital technique used to manage patients with COVID-19
9th March 2021
John Irvine is an ICU nurse and UK-Med register member from Boness, near Glasgow. John first deployed as part of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) in Lebanon in September 2020 for nearly two and a half months. Following a short break, he returned...
This July, join our Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
1st February 2021
It’s been a long winter. For those in the health service, you’ve been working flat out. Thank you so much for everything you’re doing to care for us all. For others, you may be juggling home schooling and working from home...