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North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership

Statistics on the North West asylum population

Rethink Rebuild Society

Lancashire County Council commissioned a series of videos in Arabic to raise awareness about the health system in England amongst Arabic-speaking refugees.

Health protection: detailed information

A-Z list from Public Health England

NHS entitlements: migrant health guide

Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.

Including Migrants in Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (PDF) 

Strategic planning tool essential for anyone planning local health services in areas of migration.

GP Services

Video explaining GP services in England

How does the NHS in England work?

From The King's Fund, a whistle-stop tour of how the NHS works in 2017 and how it is changing.

Marmott Review Executive Summary

Produced by the Institute of Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years on from the landmark study Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review).

Briefing on health of migrants in the UK

Published by The Migration Observatory at Oxford University

Public Health Outcomes Framework

Examines indicators that help us understand trends in public health.

The Health Access for Refugees Programme (HARP)

Empowers asylum seekers and refugees to access the UK health system in an appropriate way and at the appropriate time.

Meeting the Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Angela Burnett and Yohannes Fassil. A useful resource for all sections on health.

World Health Organisation country specific information on children’s health and immunisation schedules.

The Green Book

General information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.

How kids can fight COVID-19

Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19.

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - collection of resources.

Working with Refugee Children

Joan Rutter

NICE Information and Service Delivery Model for Pregnancy and Complex Social Factors

Female Genital Mutilation

World Health Organisation factsheet

Sexual Health, Asylum Seekers and Refugees

A handbook for people working with refugees and asylum seekers in England. Wilson R, Sanders M, Dumper H

Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation

Working with interpreters in child mental health

Rousseau C, Measham T and Moro MR (2011), “Working with Interpreters in Child Mental Health”, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Vol 16, No 1, pp 50-59

The relationship between trauma, post-migration problems and the psychological well-being of refugees and asylum seekers

Carswell K, Blackburn P and Barker C. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, February 2011, vol. 57, no. 2, pp 107-119

Freedom from Torture

(formerly the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture) resources information and help on torture

Emotional changes after giving birth

Translations of leaflet.

A systematic review of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees and asylum-seekers

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, April 2010, 198(4), 237-51

Asylum seekers’ perspectives on their mental health and views on health and social services

Contributions for service provision using a mixed-methods approach

CSIP Mental Health Promotion Toolkit

Providing guidance to planners and commissioners. This PDF is from 2007; policy environment may have changed but the majority of the content is still relevant