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Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers – Take Action Now!
Changes to Accessing Healthcare – Impact on Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
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Inspiring story
How wonderful to see a psychiatrist who fled war-torn Iraq and settled in Norfolk is leading a new clinic to…
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Beat the Heat
Even during a relatively cool summer 1 in 5 homes are likely to overheat.
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Mental health top tips
City of Sanctuary partner Mental Health Foundation have just published a new set of mental health top tips and how…
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New Wellbeing and Health Stream Coordinator!
As of March, City of Sanctuary UK is thrilled to welcome Zaina Aljumma the brand new The Wellbeing and Health…
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Barriers to Wellbeing
Doctors of the World Research
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Campaign to end NHS charging: statement from Royal College of Paediatrics
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a statement calling for the abolition of all NHS…
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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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Test and trace scam
You may get a call from the genuine NHS Test and Trace number 0300 013 5000 but how do you know it is genuine?
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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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Patients Not Passports: The Fight for an Open NHS
Too unwell to travel and unable to afford treatment in the UK - This is the predicament Nasar Khan found…
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Access to Healthcare Resources from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission
Access to Healthcare Resources from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission
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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…
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Safe Surgeries and Surgeries of Sanctuary – improving welcome in GP practices
Safe Surgeries and Surgeries of Sanctuary – improving welcome in GP practices
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Equality and Human Rights Commission: Report on Access to Healthcare for Asylum-Seekers
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…
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Legal Victory Protects Patients from NHS Data Sharing
Legal Victory Protects Patients from NHS Data Sharing
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Medics awarded medals for fighting Ebola return them in protest over migrant healthcare access
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.
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Research on Wrongful GP Refusals & Safe Surgeries Network
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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Improving Health Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Conference
14th Dec 2017, 9:30am-4:30pm