Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers

In addition to providing services for refugees and asylum seekers, we also work with the NHS, council and local employers to help them understand the needs of local refugees.

We produce information to help people to work with refugees and will be putting new documents on this page as they are published.

The following resources are available to download now:

• Our guide for NHS staff.
• Our good practice guide to working with refugees and asylum seekers.

The NHS and Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames (RBK) have written a strategy which provides guidance and action plans to change, influence and improve the lives of  refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in the Royal Borough of Kingston. Strategic leads and partners who have committed and contributed to this strategy include the Head of Community Care Services, the Joint Director of Public Health for NHS Kingston and the Royal Borough of Kingston, the Director of Refugee Action Kingston, an Inspector from the Metropolitan Police in Kingston and a number of strategic managers who have influence over services provided by housing, education, Jobcentre Plus and other relevant voluntary and public services.  You can read the strategy here (which is in draft format until it is officially signed off by the RBK Strategic Leadership team).