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Written by Emma Ginn
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Referrals are made by visitors, friends, family, neighbours, solicitors/immigration advisers, and by detainees themselves. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 February 2009 )
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Written by Emma Ginn
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Procedure for arranging visits to immigration removal centres |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 October 2008 )
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Written by Emma Ginn
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Includes: - Resolution of Complaints
- Form that detainee signs at detention centre medical centre
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 November 2007 )
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Written by Administrator
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A protocol issued in December 2006 clarifies the role of, and facilitates access of detainees to, independent doctors. For example, it mandates that Detention Centre medical centres keep a standard form for detainees to use to authorise medical visits by an outside independent doctor of their choice, and that the independent doctor should have automatic access to complete medical notes (with the consent of detainee). This also has major implications for how medical visits are organised. Please read the further information before attempting to organise a medical visit - for the safety of all parties, this must be done by Maria the Medical Justice volunteer responsible for processing referrals or the doctor concerned. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 August 2007 )
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Written by Administrator
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Previously, it was necessary for a form to be faxed to the detainee to sign and fax back, then for the signed form to be faxed to the detention centre health centre. One consequence of the new agreement is that this is unnecessary. The new protocol is that: |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 August 2007 )
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Tools for doctors 
