Cambridge Global Health Partnerships

08/09/2025

Today we welcomed nine visitors from two CGHP-supported health partnerships in Malawi and Kenya for a week of reciprocal learning and collaboration. They’ll be working closely with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Papworth Hospital staff on ear and hearing care, trauma and orthopaedics, and antimicrobial resistance. 💊

The Malawi team from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital are part of a project that’s strengthening workforce education and training to build skills and capacity of healthcare workers. The Kenya team of two pharmacists are part of a programme that’s improving antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control practices.

“These visits offer an incredible chance for many healthcare workers at Addenbrooke’s, the The Rosie Hospital and Royal Papworth hospitals to meet and learn from colleagues in other healthcare systems,” said CGHP Director Evelyn Brealey. “This week will deepen friendships and strengthen professional networks that ultimately improve healthcare for patients in all settings.” 🌍

Look out for more updates as the teams get stuck into a busy schedule of multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds and joint planning sessions. 💪

https://cambridgeghp.org/news/health-partnerships-bring-malawian-and-kenyan-professionals-to-cambridge/

02/09/2025

Dr Phillip De Souza is a CGHP East of England Global Health Fellow and a Respiratory Medicine registrar. His fellowship year has seen him set up a project with a team at Kenyatta National Hospital to improve the safety of common procedures like chest drains. 🫁

The first Respiratory Medicine trainee to take on a fellowship, in his blog he reflects on the challenge of building a partnership from scratch, as well as the huge opportunity it has to promote further research into respiratory conditions. 🌍

“Witnessing first-hand how different the resources are in other countries, how healthcare professionals manage conditions differently, and how I can make a small difference has been awe-inspiring,” explains Phillip.

“Being able to meet such amazing teams across the world, contribute to improvements in healthcare and learn about how positive and inspiring healthcare professionals are, in what we perceive to be challenging conditions, is incredibly humbling.”

Find out more in his blog 👇

https://cambridgeghp.org/blogs/developing-a-health-partnership-to-improve-the-safety-of-respiratory-procedures/

By Phillip De Souza Dr Phillip De Souza is an East of England Global Health Fellow and a respiratory medicine registrar. In partnership with a team in Kenya, his fellowship has seen him set up a project to improve the safety of common pleural procedures like chest drains. “My first experience in g...

29/08/2025

Here’s an inspiring read for a Friday! Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nurse Madeleine Custerson reflects on the enormous impact a week spent working alongside Ugandan nurses has had on her – both as a person and as a nurse.

Madeleine is a Staff Nurse in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. She visited Kampala to deliver teaching and training alongside UK and Ugandan nurses as part of the SCALE Critical Care Project that is strengthening skills, knowledge and capability of staff in both countries.

“Working with a team of amazing people made me proud to be a nurse. The passion and dedication of the nurses and other professionals from both Mulago and Kawempe Hospitals was also astounding. The knowledge and skill set they have is so diverse to cope with the scarce resources and staffing levels, yet I never heard any complaints. I only saw resilience.”

Read Madeleine’s blog in full: https://cambridgeghp.org/blogs/how-a-week-in-uganda-inspired-and-changed-a-critical-care-nurse/

27/08/2025

Last week was a busy week for health partnership activity in Kenya. Psychiatry registrar at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and East of England Global Health Fellow Fiona Douglas co-delivered community mental health training with local faculty at Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital for nurses working across Kakamega County’s primary healthcare facilities. 🏥

Based on the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders, the aim was to build the capacity of nurses. They are often the first point of contact for people experiencing mental health challenges and the training explored the crucial role nurses play in early detection and intervention. 🧠

Meanwhile infectious diseases registrar at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and CGHP member Eleanor Turnbull-Jones, along with retired Chief Medical Officer for Wales and CGHP committee member Tony Jewell, delivered guest talks at a Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) workshop aimed at reducing AMR. They presented data on antibiotic prescribing practices collected throughout the week from 30 community pharmacists. 💊

19/08/2025

A team of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nurses and Allied Health Professionals have just completed a week-long visit to northern India teaching and learning alongside Indian staff to improve healthcare delivery to communities in need. 🫶

The opportunity to immerse themselves in an entirely different healthcare system has provided a rich learning environment and given them skills they’ll bring back into the . It’s also given them the opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of palliative patients, by demonstrating the vital role of nurses and AHPs in providing holistic healthcare that improves people’s quality of life. 🌏

The team’s visit was part-funded by CGHP’s Grant Scheme, which provides grants of up to £1000 to NHS staff in the working on global health projects with low- and middle-income countries. The scheme is open to staff of all levels and cadres and the funding can be used to participate in-person or remotely.

Feeling inspired? Make the most of this opportunity to build knowledge, skills and experience while having a positive impact on healthcare globally and get your application in by the end of the week.

The next funding round closes at midnight this Friday 22 August.⏰

👉 https://cambridgeghp.org/grant-scheme/



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13/08/2025

It's been a productive couple of days for the multidisciplinary team of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nurses and AHPs shadowing Indian staff on ward rounds, patient assessments and home visits on a week-long visit to Uttarakhand.

With Rama Foundation and CGHP's support they're working with healthcare professionals at Indian partner institutions the Himalayan Hospital and Ganga Prem Hospice to learn from and share knowledge with one another.

It's an opportunity to co-deliver teaching and training in a completely different healthcare setting, with a focus on the vital role of nurses and AHPs in delivering palliative care.

07/08/2025

Calling NHS staff in the East of England! 📢
Do you want to make a difference to global health this year? Have a project in mind but lacking the funds? 🌍

CGHP awards grants of up to £1,000 to NHS staff working with low- and middle-income countries and the next funding round closes in two weeks. ⏰

The scheme is open to staff of all levels and cadres and the funding can be used to participate in-person or remotely.

Make the most of this opportunity to build knowledge, skills and experience while having a positive impact on healthcare globally. 🙌

Get your application in by 22 August 2025!

https://cambridgeghp.org/grant-scheme/



Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Papworth Hospital Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

05/08/2025

04/08/2025

Great opportunity to find out more about the Uttarakhand-Cambridge Health Partnership and what the team of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nurses and Allied Health Professionals will be getting up to in India next week.

Listen in at 4.45pm TODAY on Cambridge Radio 👂

🎙️ Tune in this evening!

Dan and Artika from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be live on Cambridge Radio to chat about their incredible trip to India with the Rama Foundation, supported by the Cambridge Global Health Partnerships.

They’ll be sharing their insight and the impact of shared, reciprocal learning — and how partnerships like these benefit everyone involved.

🌍 There's still time to support the cause:
👉 https://www.justgiving.com/page/cghpindia?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

01/08/2025

Run the Cambridge Half to support global health!

Whether you’re a keen runner or looking for a new challenge, entries for the Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday 9 March 2026 open in early August. 🏃‍➡️

Taking part is a great way to support global health work by fundraising for CGHP. We’ll provide all the support you need, along with a fabulous CGHP running shirt to wear with pride. 🫶

Places always sell out fast, so we recommend pre-registering. That way you'll get notified as soon as entries open. ⏰

https://cambridgehalfmarathon.com/pre-register-for-2026

28/07/2025

“One nurse said that since the project started, her knowledge and confidence in looking after critically ill patients has improved enormously. Most importantly, her hospital now recognises her value, her skill-set and her knowledge and will keep her in ICU rather than moving her to work in other ward areas. This gave me goosebumps as she was speaking and made me feel extremely proud of the hard work put in over these last few years.” ✨

Celeste Formenton is a Critical Care Practice Development Senior Sister at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She recently returned to Kampala as part of the SCALE Critical Care health partnership and was amazed by the growth in knowledge and confidence of the Ugandan staff to teach and lead training. 💪

In her blog for CGHP she explains the impact of the visit on her own development as an inclusive educator, as well as the satisfaction of seeing practice changes embedded sustainably through the train-the-trainer approach. 👇

https://cambridgeghp.org/blogs/becoming-a-better-educator-by-learning-from-different-health-systems/

24/07/2025

A multidisciplinary team of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Allied Health Professionals and nurses are getting ready to travel to India to support the delivery of healthcare and education to unserved communities. ✈️

They’ll spend a week co-delivering face-to-face teaching, training and mentoring with Indian healthcare staff to strengthen palliative and cancer for patients and their families. The team, which includes nurses, dietitians and speech and language therapists, are volunteering their time and expertise as part of the Uttarakhand-Cambridge Health Partnership supported by the Rama Foundation and CGHP. 🤝

Read our latest blog to meet the team members and find out why they're taking part: https://cambridgeghp.org/blogs/meet-the-multidisciplinary-team-getting-ready-to-make-an-impact-in-india/

They’ve worked super hard to fundraise for the visit and are excited to share their skills AND bring new learning back into the NHS.

You can support them via JustGiving 👇
https://www.justgiving.com/page/cghpindia

A multidisciplinary team of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and nurses are travelling to India in August 2025 to support the delivery of healthcare and education to unserved communities. They’re volunteering their time and expertise as...