Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism A Cost-Benefit Analysis /

Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism A Cost-Benefit Analysis /

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of the its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployme...

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Main Authors: Ackers, Helen Louise (Author), Ackers-Johnson, James (Author), Chatwin, John (Author), Tyler, Natasha (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Comparative government.
Economic development.
Health services administration.
Public health administration.
Africa-Politics and government.
Comparative Politics.
Development Studies.
Health Care Management.
Health Administration.
African Politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. International mobility and learning in the UK National Health Service
  • 2. Internationalisation and placement activity in the UK National Health Service
  • 3. What do health workers learn on international placements?
  • 4. Managing costs and risks
  • 5. Conclusions: Towards a model for sustainable professional volunteering.

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