Medical Justice Network - Information gathering

Information gathering

Written by Emma Ginn
Minutes of the meeting ;
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 January 2008 )
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Written by Emma Ginn
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether arrangements are in place to ensure that children are not removed from the country when they are unfit to travel and that, where medical advice is received to this effect, the child and his or her parents or guardians are granted temporary admission. [HL4658]
Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 August 2008 )
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Written by Emma Ginn
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) conducted a series of medical assessments of detainees in 2005, and in May 2005 MSF's report "The health and medical needs of immigration detainees in the UK: MSF's experiences" was published as an annex to "Fit to be detained? Challenging the detention of asylum seekers and migrants with health needs" by Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID).
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 January 2008 )
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Written by Emma Ginn

RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE NATIONAL PATIENTS SAFETY AGENCY (NPSA) FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Received: September 15th 2006

Information came via the Prison Health Service who contacted the Home Office for the information. Immigration Detention Centres