Perspectives on... Supporting displaced doctors
Episode 13, May 30, 2022, 09:00 AM
#TeamGP Perspectives are peer-to-peer conversations digging into anything and everything general practice. This episode is part of a special series for Refugee Week 2022 where the panel discuss their work retraining displaced doctors settling in the UK.
Listener warning: This episode may contain some descriptions of war and conflict.
This episode is part of a special series for Refugee Week 2022. According to the BMA's latest figures, there are approximately 2,000 refugee doctors in the UK, many of whom pursue GP training to rebuild and continue their clinical career under a medical care system new to them. This panel discuss their work and experience supporting displaced doctors resettling and retraining in the UK.
Guests
Guests
- Dr Stephen Nickless, Building Bridges
(Read Dr Nickless' blog on Supporting professional development for refugee doctors) - Dr Marie Monaghan, REACHE
- Molly Kavanagh, The Phoenix Project
Resources
- BMA - help for refugee doctors
- Bridges Programme (Scotland)
- Building Bridges
- GMC - help for refugee doctors
- IPC - Resettlement Programme for Overseas Doctors
- Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project
- London Met University - Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit
- NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Refugees Doctors Programme
- Phoenix Project (Email: phoenixprojectoutreach@gmail.com | Twitter: @thephoenixprjct)
- REACHE Manchester (Email: reache@manchester.ac.uk | Twitter: @reachenw)
- Refugee Council
- Scotland Deanery - Refugee Doctors' Programme
- Scottish Refugee Council
- Wales Deanery - refugee doctors
- WARD (Wales)
Visit our web page for more information on the College's statements and response to refugee and vulnerable migrants and displaced doctors.
Please note that the views expressed in these conversations are that of RCGP members and may not represent RCGP views or policy.
Please note that the views expressed in these conversations are that of RCGP members and may not represent RCGP views or policy.