Barriers to Wellbeing
Doctors of the World Research
Doctors of the World Research
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a statement calling for the abolition of all NHS…
As mentioned in the Health Stream leaflet, City of Sanctuary ( CoS) and Doctors of the World (DOTW) are working…
You may get a call from the genuine NHS Test and Trace number 0300 013 5000 but how do you know it is genuine?
Doctors of the World have updated their research assessing the accessibility of NHS GP registration for people in vulnerable circumstances. Previous reports…
Access to Healthcare Resources from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission
The ‘Patients not Passports’ Toolkit has recently been launched by Docs Not Cops, Migrants Organise, and Medact. The Toolkit offers resources…
Safe Surgeries and Surgeries of Sanctuary – improving welcome in GP practices
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published research calling on the UK Government and healthcare providers to uphold equality and human rights obligations by facilitating access to healthcare services for all. Their research reviewed existing evidence on the topic and explored the views of people who are or have been in the…
Legal Victory Protects Patients from NHS Data Sharing
The Home Office have recently started contacting asylum seekers and asking them to sign a consent form that would give the Home Office access to their personal medical records. The form and accompanying letter asks for the individual asylum seeker to sign and give consent for their doctor to disclose details…
Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
Freedom From Torture has launched a campaign action, asking MPs to call for a Home Affairs Committee inquiry into handling of…
In light of ongoing concerns around the data-sharing agreement between the Home Office and NHS Digital, a number of agencies are considering legal action to challenge the practice. They are looking for an individual or organisation who objects to the practice and preferably, someone who has been directly impacted by…
Doctors of the World has just launched its #StopSharing campaign calling on the UK government to stop using NHS patients’…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC), the Department of Health (DoH) and the Home Office, makes clear that NHS Digital is required by law to hand over non-clinical patient details to the Home Office, including last known addresses, dates of birth, GP’s details and the date registered…
Doctors of the World – new training programmes for health professionals to meet needs of refugees and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Coventry University and City of Sanctuary collaborated with organisations from across the country, including Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust…