Risk Communication and Community Engagement
14th August 2024
RCCE is essential in delivering effective healthcare and ensuring individuals feel safe and confident in seeking our help....
Gaza
The World Watches: A View from an NHS Nurse in Gaza
Paula Tobin is an NHS nurse and humanitarian medic who recently returned from Gaza. This is her account of the shocking humanitarian situation....
Eight Days in Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary
Dr. Bryony Pointon is a GP who normally lives and works in the UK. While working at the UK-Med field hospital in Gaza, she recorded a diary over eight days. This is what she witnessed....
UK-Med Reports on Critical Situation in Gaza
6th June 2024
As one of the final outposts of refuge and medical aid in southern Gaza, staffed partly by NHS medics, the UK-Med field hospital in Al Mawasi is under increasing pressure to provide lifesaving healthcare for the beleaguered population. ...
Caring for Children in Conflict: An Account from a Children’s Nurse in Gaza
Kathleen Shields is an NHS children's nurse. In this article, she recounts her experiences working at the UK-Med field hospital in Gaza, where she cared for ill and injured children, including newborn babies....
How to Build a Hospital in Gaza
How do you build a hospital in a conflict zone like Gaza? David Anderson, Senior Health Advisor, explains how he and the UK-Med team built a hospital from scratch....
Celebrating Women in Medicine: Courageous Care Amidst Chaos with Dr. Anna Joseph
5th April 2024
This editorial series will highlight some of our most inspirational women working on humanitarian responses with us, and their powerful stories of courage and compassion. This week, meet Dr. Anna Joseph, an Anaesthetist and Intensivist with over 20 years experience in the field, who has...
Al Aqsa: Supporting One of The Last Remaining Hospitals in Gaza
NHS Anaesthetist and UK-Med medic, Dr. Matt Newport, provides a harrowing and honest account of working in Al Aqsa Hospital; one of the last remaining hospitals still partially functional in Gaza....