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Would you help UEA to increase our capacity to train highly skilled healthcare professionals to combat the shortage of qualified staff in the NHS?
In 2021 the British Medical Association (BMA) published findings which showed that there was a shortage of around 50,000 full-time equivalent doctors in the UK. Without urgent training, this number will continue to increase. UEA aims to support growth and sustainability in the NHS, and for this we are moving our anatomical training to a brand-new Clinical Anatomy Suite, providing increased capacity and high-tech teaching and learning spaces with a focus on practical anatomical teaching, here on campus.
The new Anatomy Suite will increase provision for current and future healthcare professionals on courses including MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) and MSc Physician Associate Studies, Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Paramedic Science. In addition, it will provide numerous postgraduate opportunities, specialist training programmes and a growth in research supporting development and improvements to the national healthcare provision. This development will ensure that UEA can continue to serve the needs of students and NHS partners well into the future, safeguarding patient care for years to come.
As well as providing room to grow, the new suite will allow UEA to comply with new legislation. Changes to Health and Safety legislation relating to exposure to formaldehyde mean that from 2024 it is not possible to comply within the constraints of the current facility in the Queens building.
However, the new suite, situated at the Edith Cavell building on the Norwich Research Park (NRP), close to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), will be fully compliant and will be one of the first facilities in the country to meet the new standards set by the World Health Organisation. Furthermore, this is a significant achievement given that many other university anatomical departments across the UK are closing rather than meeting these new requirements, which will have a profound impact on the quality and availability of clinical training.
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For over 20 years, UEA has supported the training of clinical health professionals with its bespoke anatomical training facility. Now, its relocation and upgrade to a new site on the NRP close to the NNUH will help train many more urgently needed doctors and continue to provide excellent teaching to support the NHS, providing us all with well-trained clinicians, nurses and therapists long into the future.
Thanks to support from the Office for Students and UEA we have funding to begin the works. However, we now urgently need to raise £1.14m to finish the first phase of building works so that students can study there from 2026.
How you can help:
Please donate now towards one of the first anatomy training facilities in England. With your support, we can improve the training of future staff the NHS so urgently needs.
If you’d like to find out more, or make a larger gift, contact the Development, Alumni and Campaigns Office at giving@uea.ac.uk