A Cost-Benefit Analysis Ackers, Helen Louise. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ackers-Johnson, James. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Chatwin, John. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Tyler, Natasha. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text gw 2017 monographic eng

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access XI, 141 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource. 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 deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing maternal and new-born mortality and discuss the learning and experiential outcomes for UK health care professionals acting as long term volunteers in low resource settings. They also develop a model for structured placement that offers optimal learning and experiential outcomes and minimizes risk, while shedding new light on the role that international placements play as part of continuing professional development both in the UK and in other sending countries. 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. by Helen Louise Ackers, James Ackers-Johnson, John Chatwin, Natasha Tyler. Open Access Comparative politics Economic policy Health care management Practice of medicine Africa-Politics and government Poverty Comparative Politics Development Policy Health Care Management Health Administration African Politics Development Aid JA71-80 320 9783319483665 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48366-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48366-5 Open Access 170330 20190116112932.0 978-3-319-48366-5