Health Access for Refugees Programme (HARP)
Title of the project/ Program | Health Access for Refugees Programme (HARP) |
Town/City | London, Doncaster, Hull, Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield and Middlesbrough, UK |
Implementing institution/organization | Refugee Council (Charity) |
Age of target group | No age limitations |
Scope of target group/Group size | Awareness training for health professionals who include GPs, health care professionals, GP Trainees and social care professionals – up to 50 in a group |
Innovative elements | Successful cooperation and partnership with the Department of Health. |
Why is this project considered good practice? | The project addresses important issue: people seeking asylum suffer disproportionally with illness. Programme offers holistic approach to the well-being of an individual. |
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Duration | 2015 – End of December 2017 |
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Number of engaged persons | 109 Health Professionals Number of newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees supported by HARP since February 2015 was 2324 The cumulative number of newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees receiving befriending support since February 2015 stood at 400 as at June 2016. |
For further reading or information | https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/what_we_do/refugee_services/the_health_access_for_refugees_programme |