Asylum
seekers and refugees
Introduction
to the NHS for asylum seekers
The
NHS has prepared a fact sheet (available in 40 languages) to explain
the role of UK health services to newly-arrived individuals seeking
asylum. It covers issues such as the role of GPs, their function as
gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access
emergency services. Space has been left for health teams to add their
contact details, and those of local out-of-hours services. Special
care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language,
and the content and style has been tested with user groups.
Go
to the factsheet
Asylum
seekers from another EU country visiting the UK and accessing NHS
primary care medical services
Practices
should treat such visitors as temporary residents. Any person who
intends to be in an area for more than 24 hours but less than 3 months
is regarded a temporary resident in that place, and can apply to a
GP Practice to be accepted as a patient on a temporary basis. If the
Practice does not accept a person as a NHS patient it may offer to
treat them on a private fee paying basis.
General
information about health treatment for asylum seekers and refugees:
HARPWEB
- health for asylum seekers and refugees portal - go
there
Refugee
Council - Health services for asylum seekers and refugees - go
there
Refugee
Council - general information - go
there
DoH
information on asylum seekers and refugees - go
there
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