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<p>DFID, with the collaboration of UK-Med, NHS England and Department of Health, are
arranging a pipeline of staff for the UK Ebola Response in Sierra Leone, using the
UK International Emergency Medical Register (UKIEMR). NHS staff deployed through the
UKIEMR remain employed by their NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>58 NHS staff
have been already deployed through UKIEMR to support partners managing Ebola Treatment
Centres in Sierra Leone. Some 20 NHS staff will be deployed to Sierra Leone later
this month, followed by a further deployment of up to 62 staff in early 2015. Deployments
beyond this point will be determined according to need. Additional NHS staff may have
deployed independently to Ebola affected countries outside of the UKIEMR mechanism.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All NHS staff deploying to Sierra Leone receive specialist
pre-deployment training in addition to continued training and mentoring in-country.</p><p>
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