Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Friday, 5 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 (named day). It was answered by Justine Greening (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Ebola

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what organisation is the employer of NHS healthcare staff deployed to Ebola-affected regions while they are outside the UK.

Answer

DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.

58 NHS staff have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.

All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 217522
Session: 2014-15
Related items: Ebola
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Written questions
House of Commons; Ebola
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Deployment Health services Staff Ebola
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Ebola

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