Regional data tools webinar in collaboration with OHID LKIS and NHSE North East and Yorkshire.
NIHR Public health research programme – asylum seekers and refugees
Paid interviews - LGBTQIA+ migrant inclusion in healthcare
Translated: Roma Support Group Covid-19 booster resources
Translated: Navigating the NHS – a resource for asylum seekers and refugees
Resources for GPs providing care for refugees and people seeking asylum
Translated: resources on flu vaccination for parents and carers
Factors affecting vaccine delivery and uptake in adult migrants in UK primary care
Translated leaflets encouraging flu vaccination uptake
Regional participation networks fighting against homeless health inequalities
Mental health and homelessness guide
Mental health & homelessness guide from Groundswell, in collaboration with MIND
Launched on #WorldMentalHealthDay and #WorldHomelessDay, Groundswell and MIND have created a mental health guide for people experiencing homelessness.
The guide aims to help people experiencing homelessness understand their rights to mental health support if they’re having thoughts, feelings or experiences that are upsetting or overwhelming.
A print version of the guide is also available for distribution.
For more health guides from Groundswell, please visit their website.
Translated - All lateral flow test instructions
Translated: access to healthcare leaflet and film
Commissioned by NHS England South East, and in partnership with Compass Collective, Counterpoints Arts has produced a short film and leaflet to help asylum seekers in the UK stay safe and get access to health services.
Resources - quick links:
Film (in English, with English subtitles)
Leaflet (English, with translations in Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish and Tigrinya)
The materials resulted from an applied arts education project run by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with creative practitioners working in theatre, photography, writing and film, commissioned by NHS England South East. The project included a series of creative sessions with men living at Napier Barracks in Folkestone that considered themes relating to personal safety, accessing health services, and cultural exchange and understanding – including in relation to gender equality.
The short printed leaflet “Advice on Healthcare and Social Issues” (pdf) is in English with translations into Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish and Tigrinya.
There is a prompt sheet to go with the film, containing further information and links for support workers to share.
Delays to elective care: experiences of waiting for people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in England
Barriers and opportunities: improving access to mental health support for refugees and people seeking asylum
Translated: Covid Vaccination social media cards
Circumstances to access community-based treatments for coronavirus
Priority groups can book autumn booster vaccines
Vulnerability, migration and well-being report launch
‘Vulnerability, Migration, and Wellbeing: investigating experiences, perceptions, and barriers’
Topic: A report on the experiences and well-being of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants
Date: 12 September 2022 from 13.30-15.30
Location: Nuffield Foundation, 100 St John Street, London, EC1M 4EH & online via Zoom.
Find out more about the project on the Nuffield Foundation website.
Register online for the launch via Eventbrite.
Led by a team from the Institute for Research into Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Doctors of the World UK, the project used a mixed methods approach to examine the well-being of migrants at risk of vulnerability.
The event will feature a showcase of the project and a discussion of the findings detailed in the report, examining the implications of the research for policy, practice and advocacy. Attendees will have the opportunity to unpack the research in an interactive group workshop, considering how we can ensure the findings are best used, and other practical next steps.
The event will specifically look at three themes:
Well-being of migrants at risk of vulnerability and influencing factors (2011-2018).
Well-being during the pandemic.
The well-being of asylum seekers in initial and contingency accommodation during the pandemic.
This hybrid event will be held at the Nuffield Foundation in London with the option to watch the presentations and take part in the discussions online. Further detail on the programme and agenda will be circulated to registered guests closer to the event. In person guests are invited to arrive at the Nuffield Foundation for registration and lunch from 12.30. The event will begin at 13.30.
The team are reimbursing some or all of standard class travel costs for individuals working for NGOs and in the third sector who would like to attend the event in person.
Please contact l.lessard-phillips@bham.ac.uk for more information.
