Nurse Jemma Berwick is among medics who could be sent to war zones after completing special training.
Pharmacist Michael Norris told the BBC he felt ready to be deployed after receiving specialist trainingEvery year hundreds of NHS staff drop everything at a moment's notice to fly into war zones and areas hit by natural disasters, setting up medical facilities when a country is desperately in need. The BBC spoke to the latest to undergo the training, taking place in the middle of the English countryside.
"I am a pharmacist who works in the GP surgery so you don't get many people putting guns in your face," says Michael Norris. The work the trained NHS staff will do once deployed will range from helping on the frontline to providing basic healthcare.
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