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<p>The Chief Medical Officer wrote to National Health Service medical and nursing
directors on 19 September seeking volunteers to help efforts on the ground in West
Africa. Currently over 1000 NHS staff and 185 staff from Public Health England have
put their names forward through UK MED which runs the <em>UK International Emergency
Medical Register </em>(UKIEMR).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme comprises
a robust selection process, pre-deployment vaccinations and occupational health and
psychological screening, training in the UK with further training and mentoring in
Sierra Leone, and advice and support on monitoring health on return. We do not expect
everyone on the register to be deployed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not know
how many UK health care workers are currently deployed with non-governmental organisations
on the ground in West Africa.</p><p> </p>
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