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If you require an interpreter to attend with you when you see one of our clinical team, please advise us when requesting an appointment. This service also includes our patients who require British Sign Language assistance.
These fact sheets have been written to help to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.
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