Help end the Hostile Environment in the Welsh NHS!
Tuesday 12th November @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In Wales we’re proud to be a Nation of Sanctuary and welcome refugees from across the world. But it’s not enough. At Patients Not Passports Wales, our research has shown that in the past few years over 1,000 people in Wales, including children and pregnant women, have been charged for NHS care because they were unable to prove that the UK is their home. We will never know how many others have come to harm because they have been too scared to seek medical help. But we are organising for change!
Next month, we are organising an event to bring together all those who believe that healthcare is a human right, and should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their immigration status.
We want to build a vibrant group across Wales who can shine a light on this injustice, help support those who are denied access to care because of their immigration status and pressure politicians to change this cruel system.
In Wales we have a government that has extended free NHS care to refused asylum seekers – but many other migrants, including people who have been trafficked and those on spousal visas whose relationships have broken down, are still excluded. This event will share the updated Patients Not Passports toolkit, which provides all the information needed to support anyone who is struggling to access NHS care because of their immigration status. We will also be screening the brilliant NHS Borderlands documentary which tells one woman’s story of the impact of borders in our healthcare system.
Join us at the Environment Centre in Swansea. Tea and coffee will be available, and support is available for travel and childcare costs. Please contact us at [email protected] to let us know your needs!