Help us challenge plans that could prevent refugees and people seeking asylum getting healthcare!
Imminent changes are being made to health services in England that will negatively affect refugees, people seeking asylum and other…
Imminent changes are being made to health services in England that will negatively affect refugees, people seeking asylum and other…
Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
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…
Too unwell to travel and unable to afford treatment in the UK - This is the predicament Nasar Khan found…
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
Today a group of medics awarded medals for their work fighting Ebola will be returning their medals in protest of the Government's policy on healthcare charging for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
New research published by Doctors of the World UK has found that 1 in 5 attempts to register vulnerable patients are being wrongfully refused by GP surgeries in England, despite being fully entitled to access NHS primary care. Pregnant women, children, homeless people, survivors of torture and trafficking and people who…
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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…
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’…