Laura Macpherson, SMP Health Links Forum, 20th Feb 2017

1. Scottish Global Health Collaborative – Mapping Survey
SMP Health Links Forum Presentation
Laura Macpherson, 20th February 2017
@THETlinks @laurahelenmac

2. SURVEY OVERVIEW
■ Started 18th January 2016
■ Understanding current contributions, any barriers, and need for
improved coordination and support
■ 438 responses to date
■ 146 working in global health
– NHS 98, Academia 24, Not-for-profit 18, Other (Royal Colleges,
Scottish Government) 6

3. DIVERSITY
Nurses, GPs, surgeons, NHS managers, public health practitioners, midwives,
obstetricians…
Education (87), Training (74), Project work (53), Research (45), Mentoring (37)
Working in more than 50 countries. Top 10:
Malawi 52 India 21
Uganda 21 Kenya 18
Sierra Leone 18 Zambia 19
Tanzania 16 Rwanda 13
Nepal 13 Ghana 10

4. COMMITMENTS TO GLOBAL HEALTH WORK (1)
55%26%
19%
Volunteering?
Yes
Partly
No
0
10
20
30
40
50
1-5 6-15 16-30 31-50 51+
Days committed/ year

5. COMMITMENTS TO GLOBAL HEALTH WORK (2)
41%
27%
14%
18%
Finding time for overseas work
Annual leave
Special leave
Study leave
Other
Barriers
Finding time
Backfill for leave
Financial
Waiting times for health board
approval

6. SURVEY CLOSING MARCH 2017
NHSScotland & Academia:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/
87PHX5S
Not-for-profit:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/
CFPM885

7. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?
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