Do health partnerships with organisations in lower income countries benefit the UK partner? A review of the literature

Table 5 Mapping individual benefit domains onto existing professional development frameworks

Domain	Benefits identified by this literature review	Knowledge & skills framework (KSF)	Common competencies for doctors (Academy of royal medical colleges)	Continuing professional development	NHS leadership framework	GMC good medical practice
Clinical skills	Clinical skills, managing tropical diseases, ability to cope in different environments	Quality, personal development	Basic clinical competencies	Knowledge, Skills and Performance	Demonstrating personal qualities	Good clinical care
Management skills	Innovation, prioritisation of limited resources	Health, safety, security	Patient safety, Legal & ethical aspects of care, Management and leadership	Safety and Quality	Managing services	Maintaining good medical practice
Communication and teamwork	Teamwork, relationships, diplomacy, languages	Communication, people development	Communication	Communication, Partnership and Teamwork	Working with others	Working with colleagues
Patient experience and dignity	Understanding of different cultures, understanding of global health	Equality and diversity	Personal attitudes & behaviour, patient safety	Maintaining Trust	Demonstrating personal qualities	Relationship with patients
Service/policy development & implementation	Understanding of other health systems, diplomacy	Service improvement			Improving services, setting direction, creating vision, delivering strategy
Academic skills	Education, research		Standards of care and education			Teaching, training, appraising and assessing

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