80 surgeons and anaesthetists upskilled in Kyiv, Ukraine
Our new Chief Operating Officer, Tim Law, recently returned from his first mission. Tim supported our trainers to deliver two surgical training…
Apply for our new Programmes Officer role
Job Title: Programmes Officer at the David Nott Foundation Summary: This role will support the planning, delivery, and evaluation of overseas Hostile…
As attacks intensify in Ukraine, our commitment remains
Russia has intensified attacks in northeast Ukraine, prompting the Ukrainian Government to evacuate 37 settlements with the aim of preserving…
This World Humanitarian Day
This World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on our commitment to the humanitarian values that inspire our work - training medical professionals to…
‘Keep Calm and Channel On’
A team of four recently formed a relay and swam the English Channel to raise funds for four different charities. Kate Ribeiro dos Santos swam the…
Dr Esayas Mustefa – Becoming the calm in any storm
Dr Esayas Mustefa is the only general surgeon within a 130km radius in Ethiopia. When we trained him during one of our UK HEST courses, we knew we’d…
Hospice Ukraine raises over £50,000 to better serve the terminally ill
Photo credit: Hospice Ukraine and the Royal Society of Medicine, London As part of a special Hospice Ukraine event raising funds for palliative care…
“Seeing Syria again, despite its sadness, there’s still a sense of pride”
Dr Ammar Darwish has been part of the Foundation’s family for over a decade. Ammar volunteered as a trauma surgeon in Aleppo when Syria, his home…
Join our team as Programmes Manager
Job title: Programmes Manager Summary: This role will be responsible for the planning and execution of overseas and UK-delivered Hostile Environment…
FDNF Conference 2023 brings future war doctors together
We brought 54 medical students from Universities across the UK together for our first in-person Friends of David Nott Foundation (FDNF) Society…
“The need in Syria is astonishing”
We’ve just returned from northwest Syria after training 35 local doctors to surgically treat complex wounds caused by the earthquake that shattered…
Leaving a lasting legacy with 15 Yemeni surgeons
Dr Shabnam Parkar is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. After many years treating children in the UK and providing…