Hesg (Health Education Support Group)

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH IN THE UK AND IN LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND FACILITATING EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND MENTORING TO HEALTH WORKERS IN THE UK AND LMICS. DEFINITIONS FOR THIS PURPOSE:HEALTH WORKERS: DOCTORS, NURSES, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF, CARERS, QUALITY ASSURANCE OR IMPROVEMENT PERSONNEL, VOLUNTEERS OR ANY OTHER PEOPLE PROVIDING CARE, SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF CARE, OR PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING OR MENTORING EITHER WITHIN OR TO HOSPITALS, CARE CENTRES, THE COMMUNITY, HEALTH CARE TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS, OR OTHER LOCATIONSLOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS) ARE COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED BY THE WORLD BANK AS LOWER INCOME, LOWER MIDDLE INCOME, OR UPPER MIDDLE INCOME AT THE TIME OF HESG?S INITIAL ENGAGEMENT. IF HESG ENGAGES WITH AN LMIC, SUPPORT MAY CONTINUE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE RE-CLASSIFICATION AS AN UPPER INCOME COUNTRY.PROVIDING AND FACILITATING: HESG WILL DIRECTLY PROVIDE AND/OR COMMISSION EDUCATION, TRAINING AND MENTORING AND/OR THIS WILL BE PROVIDED INDIRECTLY E.G. THE HEALTH WORKERS HESG HAS TRAINED WILL CASCADE THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO COLLEAGUES. HESG WILL ENCOURAGE UK HEALTH WORKERS TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN PROJECTS. THIS WILL ADVANCE UK HEALTH CARE.

• Find out more:
• Find that Charity
• Charity Commission