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Patients not Passports – New Toolkit

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

Safe Surgeries and Surgeries of Sanctuary – improving welcome in GP practices
Legal Victory Protects Patients from NHS Data Sharing

Legal Victory Protects Patients from NHS Data Sharing
Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers – Take Action Now!

Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
Searching for Potential Claimants to Challenge Home Office Access of NHS Data

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 it, in line with the questions below:
Dramatic increase in HO tracing requests through the NHS

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 with doctor.
Health Stream in Action: Refugees’ Journeys: Wellbeing Justice and Resilience Conference

Coventry University and City of Sanctuary collaborated with organisations from across the country, including Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust…
“City of Sanctuary Health Stream is taking off”

The City of Sanctuary Health stream provides a forum for asylum seekers and refugees to have a voice, to share their experiences and for these to be used to influence health research, policy and practice. We want to ensure that the Department of Health’s slogan ” No decision about me, without me” includes sanctuary seekers. We recognise that there are many health issues for asylum seekers and refugees that health practitioner need to be aware of to ensure best practice, access to…