NHS Scotland Global Citizenship
Programme
2nd November 2018
Recommendations to NHS Scotland
1. Develop a strategic approach
2. Professionalise and resource coordination and support
3. Maximise benefit
4. Ensure effectiveness
5. Value collaboration
6. Express local commitment
7. Define support mechanisms
8. Set expectations
Global Citizenship Programme Board Workstreams:
• Coordination Unit
• Communication and Engagement
• Human Resources
• Organisational Benefit & Knowledge Transfer
• Equipment
Scottish Global Health Coordination Unit
SAH, Edinburgh
Communication and Engagement
• www.scottishglobalhealth.org
• Champions Network
• People Register
• Mapping and directory
Mapping - Challenges at home
Mapping - Challenges abroad
• Infrastructure & equipment
• Communication
• Project management
• Cultures
Organisational benefit and Knowledge transfer
• Individual
• NHS Scotland
• Host
Equipment
Next steps?
• www.scottishglobalhealth.org
Questions?
This presentation …
• Describes our NHS Scotland response to the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow’s report on “Global Citizenship in the Scottish Health Service”.
• Provides an insight into the approach being developed to embed Global Citizenship in NHS Scotland.
“Global Citizenship in the
Scottish Health Service”
Report produced by Royal
College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Glasgow
(RCPSG)
Background
Benefits of global health work
Recommendations for NHS Scotland1. Developing a strategic approach
2. Professionalising coordination and support
3. Maximising benefit
4. Ensuring effectiveness
5. Valuing collaboration
6. Expressing local commitment
7. Defining support mechanisms
8. Setting expectations
Programme aims ....
• Contribute to the wider Scottish Government International Development Strategy, particularly strengthening capacity.
• Support and encourage NHS staff to participate in global citizenship both here in Scotland and abroad.
Programme structure ....
• NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme Board
• Scottish Global Health Co-ordination Unit (SGHCU) promotes, supports and nationally co-ordinates the delivery of the programme
• Local Board Global Health Champions
• Connecting with wider International Health structures: Scottish Global Health Collaborative, CMO Global Health Committee
NHS Scotland Global Citizenship
Coordination Unit
Established December 2017
Unit
Kerry Chalmers, Programme
Manager
Anisa Omar, Policy Manager
Bernie O’Hare, Health
Partnerships Lead
Mike Mckirdy, Professional
Adviser
Paul Gowens, Emergency
Medical Services
HR policies and procedures to support the staff
Organisational Benefit and measuring impact
Communication and engagement including on-line
presence to communicate, share knowledge and
information and promote the Programme.
Developing education and training resources to support
staff
Progress so far…..
• Launched Programme in June 2018
• Established Scottish Global Health Co-ordination Unit
• Engaging widely with staff, organisations and strategic groups
• Phase 1 Website presence
• Funding Database
• Volunteering Opportunities Database
Progress so far….
NHS Board Champions and People Register
Across all staff groups
• Over 170 local Global Health Champions with experience of global health across NHS Scotland
• Over 130 staff interested in getting involved
• Lead Champion in each NHS Board
Progress so far….
Health Partnership Mapping
• Launch of Health Partnership Mapping Tool
• Baseline of Health Partnerships in NHS Scotland
• Sharing knowledge, learning and development
Concerns
relating to
home/work
Action/ work stream of the Programme
Recognition
of overseas
work
Raising awareness of the importance of NHS Scotland’s
contribution to Global Health work.
Ways to capture the benefits gained from global health work;
Individual, Host and NHS Scotland.
Time off
NHS to work
overseas
HR Policies and procedures to allow NHSScotland staff and
volunteers to contribute to Global Health work.
Securing
funding/
costs of
volunteering
Funding Database with guidance for NHS Scotland staff available
on the SGHCU website
Funding Proposal writing guidance
Voluntary Organisation Database for opportunities
Shared
learning and
networking
to benefit
projects
Health Partnership Database
Annual national networking event
Support regional networking and educational events led by local
networks
Catalyse the development of a digital network for NHS Scotland
staff to share opportunities to get involved in Global Health work
and share knowledge and best practices.
Challenges and
suggestions relating to the
project
Action/ work stream of the SGHCU
Logistics: Infrastructure,
equipment and consumables
Training resources.
Logistics: Communication
Prioritization, needs
assessments and monitoring
and evaluation
Training on needs assessment,
prioritization and monitoring and evaluation.
Working across sectors Provide a networking hub which will
support cross sectoral working.
Human resource issues
relating to the project
Preparation on how to manage challenges
which are outside the control of a project.
Working in a culture different
than the one we are used to
Preparation, working within our Principles
of Partnership including how to ‘do it well’
and ‘Active Global Citizenship’.
Work Underway • NHS Scotland Global Citizenship HR policy
• Developing Organisational Benefit & Knowledge Transfer Toolkit
• Developing Education and Training Resources to support staff
• Developing an NHS approach for surplus kit and equipment
• Launch of Phase 2 web presence by end of 2018
Next Steps
• Build on progress so far….
• Set out NHS Scotland approach in a comprehensive Framework
• Develop and support engagement and shared learning across our growing global health community
• Build on our ‘doing it well’ approach
• ‘Active Global Citizenship’ approach at home
Thank You
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