Health Stream of Sanctuary Health News
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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…
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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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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
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Medical Information Consent Forms sent to Asylum-Seekers
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…
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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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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…
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Doctors of the World Launch #StopSharing Patient Data Campaign – Help Spread the Word
Doctors of the World has just launched its #StopSharing campaign calling on the UK government to stop using NHS patients’…
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Department of Health Response to the Consultation on Extending Charging for Overseas Visitors
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New resource on how to register with a GP in England
This new leaflet produced by the NHS is a guide on how to register with a GP for refugees and…
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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…