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| British doctors and soldiers will not be guaranteed return to UK if they contract Ebola |
| 2014-10-13 |
| British doctors, nurses and soldiers sent to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will not automatically be brought back to the UK for treatment if they are infected with the virus. A total of 750 British troops are being sent to Sierra Leone to tackle the Ebola outbreak, along with hundreds of NHS volunteers who responded to an appeal from the Chief Medical Officer, Prof Dame Sally Davies. However, both the Department of Health and the Ministry of Defence admitted yesterday that medical and military personnel would not be guaranteed repatriation if they developed Ebola while working on the relief effort. Instead, they could be treated in field hospitals in Sierra Leone and would only be flown home on a "case by case" basis, the departments said. Concerns were raised 9 Oct 2014 after it emerged that NHS workers and British soldiers may have to be treated in new centres in Sierra Leone if they should contract Ebola. There were concerns that the care would not be at the standard they would receive in the UK. One British worker said: "Infectious disease doctors volunteering say it feels like being asked 'to go over the top'." |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #4 Prolly at Rorke's Drift, I'ma thinkern. Just occurred to me in mid-snark, that not going back the the UK means they escape the clutches of the National Health Service, which is likely a good thing. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-10-13 20:08 |
| #3 Do tell. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-10-13 19:55 |
| #2 However, both the Department of Health and the Ministry of Defence admitted yesterday that medical and military personnel would not be guaranteed repatriation if they developed Ebola while working on the relief effort. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-13 17:45 |
| #1 Here's your chance to take one for Queen and country. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-13 08:50 |