NHS Staff Asked To Help Africa's Ebola Fight

NHS staff are being encouraged to volunteer to help with the deadly ebola virus outbreak which is continuing to spread across West Africa.

The Department of Health's chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said doctors, nurses and paramedics are among the medical staff who are needed to help contribute towards efforts to tackle the crisis.

In a letter to health service staff, Dame Sally says those who wish to help should contact the UK International Emergency Medical Register, set up to respond to large-scale international emergencies. 

British officials recently announced they were setting up a treatment centre in Kerrytown, Sierra Leone, following a direct request for help from the World Health Organisation and Sierra Leone.

The 62-bed facility will treat victims of the disease, including local and international health workers and volunteers.

Dame Sally Davies has appealed for NHS volunteers in a written letter

The Government is working with the charity Save The Children to determine how the centre will be run once it has been fully set up, Dame Sally said.

"The UK has been at the forefront of responding to the epidemic," Dame Sally wrote.

"It is acknowledged that the key to combating this epidemic is supporting in-country front line health workers and underpinning a fractured health system in Sierra Leone.

"The UK's aim is to provide the very best life-saving health service under the most challenging conditions."

The letter also urges staff to check their organisation's leave policy and states that initial help is required from those with past experience but as the situation develops those with more generic skills will be welcomed.

The West Africa outbreak has so far killed more than 2,600 people and infected around twice as many since March.

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