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Due to high demand for this training, we have had to switch venue to ;
The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT
Nearet tube : Old Street (5 mins walk).

Photo above : Dr Ben Robinson by Andy Lee.

Medical Justice Medics Training Day : Sunday 24th Jan. 2010 - 11am to 5pm

The morning is aimed at equipping clinicians new to Medical Justice with the skills and confidence to undertake medical assessments of patients detained in immigration detention centres.  The afternoon sessions will also be of interest to medics who have already made detention visits (they are welcome to come for just attend the afternoon session and encouraged to come for lunch).
 
The deprivation of liberty for detained asylum seekers and other migrants too often results in the deprivation of their health rights.  Our experience shows that many immigration detainees have serious medical and psychological conditions which are not recognised, poorly treated or even ignored while in detention.  The process of detention itself is also often damaging to their health.  By conducting a proper clinical examination and writing up a report, visiting independent doctors can have a very positive impact on the lives and health of this most vulnerable group of people in the UK.
 
The training day will cover in detail about referrals to Medical Justice, how detention centre visits are arranged, what to look for when seeing patients and how to write an appropriate report.  Communicating with lawyers and detention centre health care staff will also be discussed.  There will also be talks on the asylum determination process and writing medico-legal reports (MLRs).

MLRs ; anticipating difficulties and responding to judges' comments
This session will be given by Adam Sandell who is now a barrister at Matrix but used to be a GP.

"Subtitle: Defence Against the Dark Arts for MLR-writers. This session will cover: how to make your reports work; what the courts are looking for; an outline of the relevant law; how the Home Office may try to undermine you; tips and tricks and things to avoid; and how to communicate with lawyers without ruining your working relationship with them." 

Medical Justice works as a support network - there is friendly, helpful advice available from other doctors, lawyers and visitors in the network.  For example we ensure that new doctors have access to tutorials and are accompanied on the first visit by a more experienced doctor, and that there is always easy access to advice thereafter.


The training will be delivered by ;

Jon Burnett - Medical Justice Audit & Research worker
Dr Frank Arnold - Medical Justice Clinical Director, scars specialist
Adam Sandell - Barrister, Matrix
Theresa Schleicher - Medical Justice Referrals Manager
Dr Rachel Hill-Tout - HIV doctor, experience in detention visits


Facilitated by ;

Dr Charmian Goldwyn - retired GP, experience in detention visits, holds Tutorials
Dr Miriam Beeks - GP, experience in detention visits
Emma Ginn - Medical Justice Co-ordinator


Programme

11.00 - 11.30 : Introduction, registration - Dr Rachel Hill-Tout

11.30 - 11.45 : Overview of the "detention estate", including the scale of it, private contractors, etc. - Jon Burnett

11.45 - 12.00 : Healthcare provision, including policies vs. reality - Dr Frank Arnold

12.00 - 12.15 : How Medical Justice was founded and the work is carried forward - Dr Frank Arnold

12.15 - 12.30 : Coffee

12.30 - 13.30 : Overview of the asylum determination process - TBA

13.30 - 14.30 : Lunch (provided)

14.30 - 15.30 : MLRs ; anticipating difficulties and responding to judges' comments - Adam Sandell

15.30 - 15.45 : Coffee

15.45 - 16.15 : The Medical Justice referrals process + various help-tools - Theresa Schleicher

16.15 - 16.45 : Discussion ; ethical dilemmas arising in the course of our work - All

16.45 - 17.00 : Wrap-up, feedback + dates of next Tutorials, shadow-visit possibilities and Training Day - Dr Rachel Hill-Tout

 
Booking a place - Places are limited so please book by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

This training is free and lunch is provided.

Please forward this invitation on to any medics who may be interested in working with immigration detainees.

Meanwhile, you may be interested in the Medical Justice handbook for visiting independent doctors

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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 )
 
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