Internationally recruited nurses in London: Profile and implications for policy
Buchan, J.; Jobanputra, R.; Gough, P.; and Hutt, R., Kings Fund, September 2005
This paper outlines the overall trends in numbers of nurses coming to the UK, and examines the policy context in which international recruitment activity has been conducted. It then reports on the motivations, experiences, career plans and country and demographic profile of recently recruited international nurses working in London. It also gives insight into why they came to the UK, and their future intentions.
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Migration and health in the UK
Kelly, R. et al, Institute for Public Policy Research, 1 February 2005
This report examines the impact of migration upon health in the UK, looking at new migrants as both NHS employees and service users.  It gives a comprehensive overview of the issues relating to migration and health, providing a breakdown of overseas staff working in the UK, and considering issues such as 'health worker braindrains'; the health impact of migration; health tourism, and migrant rights to access healthcare.
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A review of research among black African Communities affected by HIV in the UK and Europe
Prost, A., African HIV Research Forum, 2006
This review summarises the literature on prevention interventions with African migrant communities affected by HIV in the UK and other European countries, and makes recommendations for future interventions.
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HARPWEB
HARPWEB consists of three websites, each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. They are designed to enable you to easily access the wealth of information, practical tools, and articles that have been written by health care professionals, NGOs, academics and research bodies with expert knowledge of working with asylum seekers and refugees, both in the UK and other countries.  The Communicate site allows the creation of multilingual appointment cards. The appointment card is filled in on screen in English, one of over 30 languages is chosen, the appointment card is translated, and then is ready to be printed.
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Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) - publications
The IPPR website provides access to papers on a variety of social issues, including health, housing, democracy and equality.  The Health and Social Care and Migration and Integration papers are particularly useful.
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Introduction to the National Health Service
Available in 36 languages, this leaflet explains the role of UK health services to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. It covers issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
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Multikulti
Multikulti provides accessible, accurately translated health advice and information in 12 languages - Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujerati, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.
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Newcastle refugee & Asylum Seekers Health Action Group
The Newcastle refugee & Asylum Seekers Health Action Group have created a series of resources that are free to use, including refugee/asylum seeker welcome packs, phrasebooks, appointment letters and pharmacist cards.
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Newham Language Shop
This site is aimed at organisations who work with ethnic minority communities and is designed to provide information, support and to educate users about the many different communities living in the UK.
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Sounds Healthy
Sounds Healthy provides health information in audio and text formats in several languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu). Sounds Healthy is the result of a Health Action Zone Pilot Project in Sheffield Leicester and Nottingham. The project aimed to make health information more accessible for people from black and minority ethnic communities. It covers the preventive aspects of heart disease, diabetes, cervical screening and TB.
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