What you'll get from this guide
- Learn about the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers who come to the UK and how this impacts their health needs.
- Understand refugees' and asylum seekers' entitlement to NHS care.
- Learn about the unique health challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees and ways to overcome the barriers they face when attempting to access care.
How to use this guide
This guidance will provide you with the key legal, ethical and practical considerations you need to take into account when treating a patient who is a refugee or asylum seeker, and signposts to other sources of support and information.
For more information contacts the BMA’s international and immigration department. For additional advice on specific dilemmas consider contacting one of the organisations in the list below.
Resources
- Downloads BMA - refugee journey flowchart
- BMA - refugee common health challenges infographic
- Information NHS England - how to register with a GP for refugees and asylum seekers
- Public Health England - migrant health guide
- Liverpool John Moores University - resources for health professionals working with refugees and asylum seekers
- Public Health Wales - health experiences of refugees and asylum seekers
- Organisations Freedom From Torture - services for survivors of torture
- Doctors of the World - safe surgeries toolkit
- Helen Bamber - treatment for refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced cruelty
- Migrant Help UK - charity providing Home Office advice and support to asylum seekers
- Refugee Council - services directory
- Tools
- NRPF Network - housing and support options for migrant families
- Doctors of the World - safe surgeries toolkit