PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Refugees (16 March 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health support his Department plans to provide for refugees entering the UK from Ukraine.
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Answer
NHS England and NHS Improvement are reviewing the implications of the Ukraine crisis in order to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees and the diaspora in England. Those who are granted asylum, temporary protection or humanitarian protection under the Immigration Rules of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 is recognised as a refugee and able to access all health care services, including mental health care services, and are exempt from charges.
Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
23 March 2022
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