The value of international volunteers experience to the NHS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global Engagement works with health partnerships to establish workforce and educational translation on a global scale to support the National Health Service (NHS). There is growing evidence on how international experiences (through volunteering, exchanges and placements) benefit the NHS through an innovative workforce that develops international best practice and promotes lifelong learning. Most of this evidence has been captured though surveys to returned international volunteers. However, there is limited evidence about how to quantify the value that returned international healthcare volunteers bring back to their country of residence.

Methods

This paper identifies the various benefits to the NHS from returned international healthcare volunteers. The outcomes fr

SUBMITTER: Zamora B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480499 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature