This project builds on an ongoing UK Research and Innovation and Newton Agile Response call for Covid-19 and recently completed project funding by the Department for International Development (DFID) Health Partnership Scheme (HPS), Johnson & Johnson Africa Grants Programme, Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) Health Worker Action Fund and a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). This project is different as it will focus on the Trauma and Emergency Nursing, Critical Care and Neonatal Intensive Care nursing.
Volunteer bursaries are designed for health partnerships with a history of implementing capacity development projects within Zambia, that have identified a specific area for capacity development in a Zambian health delivery institution which could be supplemented through the placement of a long-term volunteer or volunteers from the UK.
Project aims:
- To capacity build trauma, emergency, critical care and neonatal intensive care nursing teaching and learning
- To facilitate knowledge exchange and transfer and support the development of a national and international virtual community of practice.
Who completed the project?
Main UK project team:
- Chris Carter
- Prof Joy Notter
Strategic Partner: Lusaka College of Nursing.
Main Zambian Project team:
- Dr Priscar Sakala Mukonka
Who are we funded by?
This project is funded by Health Education England (HEE) and administered through the Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET).
Final outcome
One of the placements involved an experienced NHS Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse from Manchester. During her visit to Zambia, she worked with teaching teams at the Lusaka College of Nursing and the University Teaching Hospital, Women’s and Newborn Hospital.
Activities included:
- Working alongside students in practice.
- Developing national guidelines for neonatal nursing practice
- Working alongside teaching staff in preparation for the imminent start of the Neonatal Nursing Course.
- Study days in neonatal resuscitation.
Another placement still ongoing involves a critical care nurse. During his visit he has been working alongside critical care nurses and clinical teachers at Lusaka College of Nursing, Livingstone College of Nursing and Ndola College of Nursing to capacity build critical nursing. This has included preparation for the launch of the Bachelor of Science in Critical Care Nursing.