Hundreds of NHS medics volunteer to work in Sierra Leone as Ebola spreads

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/17/nhs-medics-volunteer-sierra-leone-ebola-nursing-call-up

The first NHS volunteers are expected to arrive around November or December but over time will be absorbed by other agencies on the ground. They will be seconded for up to two months with their salaries paid by DfID.

Tony Redmond of emergency charity UK Med, which is managing the NHS recruitment, appealed for more workers qualified in nursing, general medicine, infectious specialists and paramedics to come forward. But he says the response so far has been heartening given the dangers.

“It’s been phenomenal, it’s very moving. Dame Sally Davies, [chief medical officer for England] was at one of our events for volunteers this week and it was clear she was very moved by the people coming forward,” Redmond said.