Translated: COVID-19 migrant health guide

Public Health England have published guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients. The advice contains information on:

• No charges for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, treatment and vaccination

• Accessing COVID-19 vaccination without an NHS number

• COVID-19 translated advice and guidance including:

  • The UK government’s guidance document on COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccination free of charge (MS Word Document, 92.1KB) has been translated into 40 different languages by the Department of Health and Social Care.

  • COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: SureScreen, available in the following languages: Easy Read (English), Large Print (English), Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Dari, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Pashto, Punjabi Gurmukhi, Punjabi Shahmukhi, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Somali, Turkish, Welsh and Urdu.

• COVID-19 general advice and guidance

• COVID-19 guidance for providers of accommodation for asylum seekers

• Overseas travel advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Mental health during the pandemic

• Vitamin D

• How culture, spirituality and religion impact on access to healthcare

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