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Candlelit vigil for Wexham Park death
The family of Philmore Mills have held a candlelit vigil at Wexham Park Hospital after he died while being restrained by police just before Christmas.
30 January 2012 (external article)
afiya trust blog Accusations of institutionalised racism in Manchester NHS
Rachael Maskell, Head of Health for Unite, has written to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley requesting an independent inquiry into racist recruitment and hiring practices within the Manchester NHS Trust.
23 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news HIV prevention programmes failing
New research has found that disproportionately low funding given to the black African population in support of HIV sufferers.
17 January 2012 (external article)
open democracy Disproportionate maternal mortality rate among migrant mothers
Higher mortality rates of migrant mothers are being linked to doctors misunderstanding their obligations to migrant patients. The Project:London migrant care service has found that expecting mothers are not receiving proper antenatal care.
12 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Court awards £17,000 to illegally detained migrant
Joseph Mjemer, a 28-year-old former stowaway has been awarded £17,360 in damages for psychiatric harm incurred while wrongfully imprisoned from 2007-2011.
7 November 2011 (external article)
independent Dale Farm residents severely ill
Medical reports have been written for a number of residents of Dale Farm, stating that certain people have serious health conditions and these should be taken into consideration in relation to the proposed eviction.
8 September 2011 (external article)
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Double standards in MLRs
The treatment by Home Office decision-makers and immigration judges of expert medical reports comes under scrutiny and is found wanting in a new report from Freedom from Torture.
11 August 2011 (584 words)
pulse Asylum GPs investigated
One in ten primary care organisations are flouting official guidance by investigating GPs thought to be treating undocumented migrants, according to a recent survey.
19 July 2011 (external article)
guardian Mental health provision is failing young BME people
The Afiya Trust reports that mental health provision is not adequately meeting the needs of BME children and that their difficulties are likely to reach crisis point before they come to the attention of services.
7 July 2011 (external article)
guardian Man slashes throat during deportation to Jamaica
A Jamaican man suffered 'superficial injuries' after he slashed his throat on a deportation flight to Kingston, Jamaica from Gatwick airport. The man is receiving treatment in hospital.
20 June 2011 (external article)
Culture of abuse in treatment of HIV/Aids
Medical Justice, the charity that assists detainees access healthcare in detention, has once again published compelling research about the treatment of people within immigration removal centres.
5 May 2011 (709 words)
independent HIV-positive migrants treated badly in detention
New research by the charity Medical justice has revealed that HIV-postive migrants often have their treatment disrupted and many are deported without access to their life-saving drugs.
21 March 2011 (external article)
guardian Mental health strategy overlooks racism
The government's mental health strategy 'fails to address key issues' such as the over-medication of people from BME communities, according to the chief executive of an equality organisation.
2 March 2011 (external article)
glasgow herald Lack of mental health support could lead to suicide
A year after three asylum seekers ended their own lives in Glasgow, mental health referrals have 'rocketed' and lawyers fear there will be further tragedies unless systemic changes to the asylum process are put in place.
2 March 2011 (external article)
Access to health care - a right worth defending
We reproduce below an article* by leading health experts on the struggles that migrants have in accessing primary healthcare.
20 January 2011 (73 words)
medical news today Black women are at highest risk of self-harm
Research from the universities of Oxford and Manchester has found that young black women are disproportionately likely to suffer from self-harm and least likely to receive follow up specialist psychiatric care afterwards.
2 September 2010 (external article)
hackney gazette Hackney black mental health project looses funding
A centre run in Hackney to tackle the disproportionate ratio of black men suffering mental health problems by focus group 4Sight will face closure after its NHS funding stops this September.
25 August 2010 (external article)
independent Damage to children in detention exposed
A new report by Medical Justice, due to be published in September, reveals the extent of physical and emotional harm to children detained in immigration removal centres, with two-thirds of children becoming ill or being hurt whilst in detention.
9 August 2010 (external article)
Asylum health project expands provision
The free healthcare advocacy programme, Project: London, is to open its doors one Saturday of every month to accommodate the rising numbers of users.
23 June 2010 (198 words)
voice online Increase in black people detained under Mental Health Act
The latest NHS data reveals that over half of those detained involuntarily under the Mental Health Act are black.
18 May 2010 (external article)
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