Doctors of the World UK

Celebrate Refugee Week: Send a Welcome Message to a Refugee

Doctors of the World is asking members of the public to send welcome messages to refugees in the UK. To mark Refugee Week, we’ve created Radio Refugee which allows people to also share a favourite song. Read more
We launch Safe Surgeries network as research shows extent of wrongful GP registration refusals

New research has found that 1 in 5 attempts to register vulnerable patients are being wrongfully refused by GP surgeries in England, even though they're fully entitled to access NHS primary care. To address this, Doctors of the World has launched the Safe Surgeries initiative, offering practices support and resources to mitigate barriers to access faced by migrants in vulnerable circumstances. Read more
#StopSharing Campaign Success

Fear should never be a reason not to see a doctor but the UK Government has arranged a deal between NHS Digital, the body charged with safeguarding NHS patient records, that allows the Home Office to access vulnerable patients’ information. Read more
Call for case studies on problems accessing NHS care for migrants

Recent changes to health policy have made access to healthcare much more difficult for many migrants in the UK, and for many of our patients. To evidence the devastating effect we know these policies are having on many vulnerable people, we're calling on frontline providers to submit anonymous case studies which demonstrate the impacts they see in their daily work. Read more

Doctors of the World UK empowers excluded people to access healthcare at home and abroad

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Our global work

Whether it’s providing urgent medical care in Ukraine, giving mental healthcare to refugees in Calais, or strengthening health systems in west Africa, we meet the health needs of vulnerable people around the world.

Our UK clinics

The volunteer doctors, nurses and support workers at our clinics offer primary care and health advice to excluded people including asylum seekers and undocumented migrants.

Latest news & blogs

We launch Safe Surgeries network as research shows extent of wrongful GP registration refusals

New research has found that 1 in 5 attempts to register vulnerable patients are being wrongfully refused by GP surgeries in England, even though they're fully entitled to access NHS primary care. To address this, Doctors of the World has launched the Safe Surgeries initiative, offering practices support and resources to mitigate barriers to access faced by migrants in vulnerable circumstances. Read more
Government will halt NHS datasharing with Home Office except for serious crime

Today marks a victory for the #StopSharing campaign and for all NHS doctors and patients: the government has announced that NHS datasharing with the Home Office will only be allowed in much more limited circumstances, primarily in cases involving serious crime. Read more
Living With Buildings

Living With Buildings An exhibition exploring the pivotal role of design and urban planning in human health, featuring a clinic developed for and with Doctors of the World. Living with Buildings opens at Wellcome Collection on 04 October 2018 until spring 2019. Read more

Support us

Sponsor a Doctor

Across the UK and around the globe, there are volunteer doctors and nurses giving their time to help the most vulnerable. Sponsor a doctor with a monthly gift and stand alongside these humble and heroic medical professionals to save lives. Read more
Refugee fund

Please help us provide healthcare for refugees living in camps across Europe and those fleeing Syria and other warzones. Read more
Where the need is greatest

By allowing us to direct the funds where the need is currently greatest, you can play a direct role in improving access to healthcare in the UK and abroad. Read more