Access to Universal Health Care in the Age of Migration
Access to Healthcare Conference Sept, 2011
On Friday 23 September, MRN and NHS East London and the City came together to host the conference “Access to Universal Healthcare in the Age of Migration.” The event held at Stratford Circus, was attended by over 70 participants from community organisations, NHS staff, practitioners and academics.
Newham Projects
The Roma Support groups health advocacy project has attracted national attention, including the Cabinet Office’s Primary Care for Socially Excluded Groups.
‘Healthcare in Newham: It’s here for you’ is an 8-minute DVD in 23 community languages which has been distributed to all 66 GP practices in Newham.
Through the Migrant Health strand of the Pacesetters project a two hour training programme was disseminated amongst GP surgeries in Newham.
About the Conference
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The Access to Universal Healthcare in the Age of Migration Conference took place on September 23rd at Stratford Circus, London. The event highlighted experiences from NHS services in working to provide migrant communities with health services.
The conference provided an opportunity to discuss country-wide initiatives that are working and whether this good practice can be transferred from one PCT region to others.
The conference drew on the experiences of Newham PCT; an East London borough with a history of receiving a large number of migrants from diverse communities. There was specific focus on the wide range of issues that PCTs are currently dealing with and the challenges of the immediate future when good practice will have to be taken on by other commissioning bodies.
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