HARP helps refugees to talk about their health. We help refugees to understand healthcare in the UK.

We help refugees with:

• Weekly drop-in sessions.
• Workshops about the National Health Service (NHS).
• Accessing:
  • General practitioners (GPs)
  • Midwives
  • Hospitals
  • Dentists
  • Other health care.
• Accessing:
  • Mental health care
  • Emotional support
  • Social care services.
• Wellbeing activities.
• Fitness
• Sessions on different health topics.
• Language support.
• Opportunities to become HARP volunteers.  This means refugees can support others.
• Becoming Experts by Experience with health professionals.

Become a volunteer and:

• Get to know people from other cultures.
• Help them access health services.
• Get training and mentoring.
• Develop your skills.
• Get peer support meeting and supervision.
• Gain valuable work experience within the Refugee Council.
• Get networking opportunities.

We help practitioners with awareness raising for:

• GP practices
• Medical and other students
• Receptionists
• Mental health teams
• Other health practitioners

We also offer healthcare professionals the chance to hear from our Experts by Experience. They give insight into:

• Seeking asylum in the UK
• Their experience of overcoming health inequalities
• The needs of their peers