The team has recently returned from their latest mission to Syria. With 46 airstrikes occurring since April on healthcare facilities, the most dangerous place to be in Idlib is certainly a hospital. With many hospitals now out of action, millions of people have been left without access to healthcare...
Today we are celebrating four years of the David Nott Foundation. Thank you for your support; for four years of running marathons, training surgeons, technological pioneering and building global networks. Throughout the week on social media we have been highlighting some of the achievements that we have made so...
This is our latest news update from the David Nott Foundation. In this month’s issue: The David Nott Foundation turns four years old! Introducing Heston: our silicon cadaver transforming surgical training We highlight one of our #wardoctorheroes, Dr Omar from Iraq Four years of the David Nott...
This is Omar. He is an orthopaedic surgeon in Iraq. He came on one of our surgical training courses in 2018. We heard that, following a massive road traffic accident, a young patient was brought into his hospital with a compound hip fracture. He was losing so much blood...
Our newest team member is Heston: a life-sized replica human crafted from silicon. Heston plays a leading role in our overseas training programmes, so far helping us in Yemen and Kenya. Named after our Hostile Environment Surgical Training (HEST) course, Heston’s intensive design and ingenious construction process ensure that...
Frederick Watson is running the Great North Run for the David Nott Foundation! Frederick grew up in Newcastle and did the Great North Run for the first time in 2002. He now lives in South Island, New Zealand, and will be strapping on his running shoes and flying back...
Welcome to our latest news and round-up of how your support has been helping us to train more doctors with the specialist medical skills they need to work in war and disaster zones. David Nott in conversation with Sarah Montague On the evening of the 30th April, David was joined...
The Faculty of the David Nott Foundation recently returned from its latest mission to Nakura, Kenya (just a short ride from the capital Nairobi) where it delivered its latest Hostile Environment Surgical Training course. Graciously hosted by Egerton University and COESCSA, the Faculty delivered training to 24 surgeons...
On the evening of the 30th April, David was joined in conversation with the BBC’s Sarah Montague at the Saatchi Gallery to discuss his new book, War Doctor. He was sharing stories of his work around the world in war zones and why he and Elly set up the...