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The Lusaka/Brighton Link

The Lusaka/Brighton Link. Established 2006. University Teaching Hospital (UTH) and Medical School, Lusaka, Zambia Brighton and Sussex University Trust (BSUH), Brighton and Sussex Universities and Medical School, Brighton, UK. Aims of link.

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The Lusaka/Brighton Link

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  1. The Lusaka/Brighton Link

  2. Established 2006 • University Teaching Hospital (UTH) and Medical School, Lusaka, Zambia • Brighton and Sussex University Trust (BSUH), Brighton and Sussex Universities and Medical School, Brighton, UK

  3. Aims of link • To provide educational and clinical support for Health Care workers at UTH to help them provide a high standard of care in Lusaka and beyond • To broaden the clinical experience of Health Care staff based in Brighton • To arrange short term visits to deliver defined courses or educational objectives or clinical services

  4. To host return visits for health care workers for a defined period to enable them to undertake appropriate CPD • To share educational materials, in particular making use of e-learning if possible • To provide necessary equipment

  5. Visits to date • 47 individual trips to Lusaka • 33 return trips to Brighton • Considerable e-mail traffic in between the two centres

  6. Areas covered • HIV training for nurses • Critical care curriculum for nurses • Radiology teaching • External examiners for Medical students • Advice given on organisation of A&E • Research methods and critical appraisal course

  7. Areas covered • Paediatric teaching • Gastroenterology teaching • Library review • Ophthalmology support • Independent Evaluation of HIV nurses education project

  8. Strengths • Follows well established model (THET) • Long term project, depends on individuals but backed up by institutions • Involves a wide spectrum of professionals • Fosters networking and lends itself to CDP. Short sharp updates • Tries to listen to what is needed

  9. Weaknesses • Short visits only • Depends on matching need with available volunteers • Tends to grow organically rather than strategically • Model cannot deliver whole training programmes • High carbon footprint

  10. Opportunities • Networking leads to further work e.g. Nurses HIV project and Critical Care Curriculum, external examiner co-opted to support immunisation programme • Support for Alliance programmes • Short visits could be extended during sabbaticals or post-retirement

  11. Threats • Increasingly constrained NHS. • Time • Funding • Matching expectations

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