Healthcare for refugees & asylum seekers – Role of community nursing
27/4/2016
This one-day workshop featured presentations, discussions and networking to generate ideas and build learning about taking action to address the healthcare needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
Presentations
- Access to healthcare for children and pregnant women
Leigh Daynes, Executive Director, Doctors of the World UK - The mental health of asylum seekers
Cornelius Katona, Medical Director, Helen Bamber Foundation - Legal perspectives on the asylum and immigration process and on healthcare entitlements
Zoe Harper, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association - Awarding good care in refugee health services
Rose McCarthy, City of Sanctuary - Challenges for torture survivors living in the UK
Kolbassia Haoussou, Survivors Speak Out, Freedom from Torture - FGM – new responsibilities for health professionals
Jennifer Bourne, QN, Project Manager, Department of Health FGM Prevention Programme - Video U.K. ‘Hackathon’ Helps Expand Refugees’ Access To Healthcare
Raj Adgopul, Specialist in Public Health, First Byte CIC
Additional resources
Doctors of the World UK
https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/
Helen Bamber Foundation
Freedom From Torture
https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/
Survivors Speak Out
https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/survivor-voices/7225
Department of Health FGM Prevention Programme
https://www.gov.uk/search?q=fgm
FirstByte
Antenatal care throughout Europe
Additional materials regarding female genital mutilation (FGM):
- For the introductory e-learning module on HEE click here. http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/female-genital-mutilation/ (you need an NHS email address to access these module).
- To watch videos on NHS Choices click here: http://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/female-genital-mutilation.aspx
- For link to the Department of Health Mandatory Reporting Guidelines for HCP click here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fgm-mandatory-reporting-in-healthcare
- An article about creating an application which would help migrants to navigate NHS: http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/apr/12/hackathon-app-help-migrants-navigate-nhs?CMP=share_btn_tw