Refugees, people seeking asylum and people on resettlement schemes in Devon.
A newly created NHS Devon refugee and people seeking asylum health group supports localities to identify health need and plan and ensure appropriate delivery of health services for the refugee and people seeking asylum population. Below provides details of different national resources available for newly arrived people in Devon.
Translated Health Information
Doctors of the World is an organisation set up to support patients in receiving health information and other resources in their desired language – https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/translated-health-information/
Support in your area
Each council (Torbay, Plymouth & Devon) have an area on their website dedicated to the local schemes and support offered:
Individuals may choose to identify in different ways, for example someone on a resettlement scheme may prefer to use different terminology and instead identify as a refugee.
Therefore, when working with these vulnerable groups, please bear in mind that some people will identify differently to the legal definition of their situation, but they still need to have an understanding of what they are entitled to in relation to the legal definition of their situation.
For example, people on resettlement schemes do fit under the wider definition of refugees, but are given specific entitlements under the resettlement schemes.
For more information around different NHS entitlements and different definitions of Refugees, those on resettlement schemes and people seeking asylum please see below:
