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Focusing on anxiety for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week will increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing…
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Sanctuary seekers access to dentists- Health Day event (Dental session)
Sanctuary seekers access to dentists
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Health & Wellbeing Sector Day of Events: 16th Feb
Join us on February 16th 09:30-16:00 for the City of Sanctuary Health and Wellbeing Stream Day of Events including discussions…
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The Health, Wellbeing and Mental Health Stream Minimum Criteria
The Health, Wellbeing and Mental Health Stream Minimum Criteria for Sanctury Award is Here.
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The Health, Wellbeing and Mental Health Stream: The Perthyn Project.
Zaina, our Health, Wellbeing and Mental Health Stream leader coordinates the
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City of Sanctuary Health Stream and Doctors of the World UK Safe Surgeries collaboration
As mentioned in the Health Stream leaflet, City of Sanctuary ( CoS) and Doctors of the World (DOTW) are working…
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Registration Refused: Doctors of the World Report
Doctors of the World have updated their research assessing the accessibility of NHS GP registration for people in vulnerable circumstances. Previous reports…
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Freedom From Torture Campaign on Handling of Torture Evidence
Freedom From Torture has launched a campaign action, asking MPs to call for a Home Affairs Committee inquiry into handling of…
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National advice helpline on health charging issues
Doctors of the World operate a national helpline which can advise the public or professionals on any access to healthcare or charging for healthcare concern.
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Update on proposed health charges for asylum seekers and refugees
In the Queen’s speech, the Government announced that it would introduce the NHS (Overseas Visitors Charging) Bill.
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Experts by Experience speak out at a UK Migrant Health Conference in the University of East Anglia (UEA)
“No decision about me, without me” is an admirable slogan of the NHS but does it apply to asylum seekers…
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Migrant workers accessing healthcare in Norfolk – report from HealthWatch Norfolk
The aim of the research, was to identify, by working with GYROS in Great Yarmouth, KLARS in Kings Lynn and Keystone in Thetford, whether there are cultural or practical barriers experienced by Norfolk’s migrant worker communities when accessing GP and acute health services in Norfolk. The report concludes that such…
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First University Department Sanctuary award goes to Bradford Health Studies
The Faculty of Health Studies at the University of Bradford has received a Sanctuary in Health award for its work…
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Immmigration Health Surcharge: Fact Sheet NHS Healthcare for Migrants with NRPF
Immigration Health Surcharge
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From LEEDS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Community Newsletter :
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Demos report on proposed NHS charges
On 23 October, Demos launched a new report, Do No Harm.“Ensuring fair use of the NHS efficiently and effectively…”
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Regional Asylum Activism publishes briefing on healthcare entitlements of asylum seekers and refugees (both in process and refused).
We welcome the short briefing from Regional Asylum Activism on healthcare entitlements for asylum seekers and refugees.
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Ministerial statements on health from the Immigration Bill
During the debates on the Immigration Bill, Ministers made statements to try and reassure those concerned about the introduction of a migrant surcharge and charges for primary and A&E healthcare. Steve from Doctors of the World has provided a useful summary of these statements which is attached. Many of…