Doctors of the World Flashcards
1
Q
What is it?
A
- primary care clinic in East London
- for people with difficulty accessing mainstream NHS
- volunteer nurses/GPs staff it
2
Q
Define asylum seeker
A
Person who has left their country of origin and applied for asylum in another country
- application not been concluded
3
Q
Define refugee
A
Application been successful
- government recognises they are unable to return to their country
4
Q
Define refused asylum seeker?
A
- application unsuccessful
5
Q
Define undocumented migrant?
A
- someone who enters/stays in UK without documents required under immigration regulation
- include refused asylum seekers/expired VISA/trafficking survivors
6
Q
Who has a primary healthcare entitlement?
A
- nationality and immigration status not relevant to GP registration
- anybody in England may register with GP
- cannot refuse someone because they don’t have ID/address
7
Q
Who has a secondary healthcare entitlement?
A
- depends on immigration status
- undocumented migrants charged
- charges must be paid before treatment
- urgent treatment can be done before charging
8
Q
What is immediately necessary treatment?
A
- lifesaving
- will prevent condition becoming life-threatening
9
Q
What is urgent treatment?
A
- cannot wait until they leave UK
- consider pain, disability, risk of delay
10
Q
Which groups are exempt from charges?
A
- refugees and asylum seekers
- SOME refused asylum seekers (destitute families)
- survivors of sexual/domestic violence/FGM/torture
- trafficking survivors
- children looked after by local authority
- people treated under the Mental Health Act
- people held under immigration detention
11
Q
What are some barriers to secondary care?
A
- patients fear they cannot pay bills
- fear detention/deportation
- poor implementation of charging rules
