Briefing published on right to healthcare for people with No Recourse to Public Funds
- Area of Work: Policy and Research
- Type: News Item
- Published: 8th August 2024
Public Health Scotland has published a briefing on the right to healthcare for people with No Recourse to Public Funds.
Health is a fundamental human right. The right to health means that everyone should have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them no matter their immigration status.
This Public Health Scotland briefing on the right to healthcare for people with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) aims to help health boards and health and social care partnerships improve the health and wellbeing of people subject to the immigration condition NRPF.
NRPF is a condition attached to work, family and study visas and restrict access to many public funds such as Universal Credit and Child Benefit. These restrictions can impact people’s health and how they access health services. This is despite the fact that many NHS services are supposed to be provided free of charge to people in Scotland regardless of their nationality or immigration status.
The publication explains what NRPF is, the impact it can have on people’s health and highlights some practical solutions that health boards and health and social care partnerships can implement to try to improve the health outcomes of people subject to the NRPF condition.
You can find and read the briefing here. If you would like more information, or need the briefing translated or in a different format please email phs.otherformats@phs.scot.
Access further details on healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers here.
The resource is part of work to contribute to the delivery of the joint Scottish Government and COSLA Ending Destitution Together Strategy.
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