1. Volunteering, asylum and health Wednesday 23 February 2005 Sheila Adam Director of Public Health North East London Strategic Health Authority

2. Concentrations of minority ethnic groups in London Source: 2001 Census. Crown Copyright Produced by Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority

5. Volunteering, asylum and health Potential for win : win : win: the NHS gains volunteers refugees can gain health care experience in the UK the NHS may recruit additional healthy professionals

6. Volunteering, asylum and health ROSE website provides information about volunteering for refugee health professionals www.rose.nhs.uk

7. Volunteering, asylum and health Key messages: structured programmes needed with careers advice and guidance and signposts to appropriate placement, consistent with career plan

8. Volunteering, asylum and health But: difficult to find good volunteer placements shortage of staff to supervise therefore tend to prioritise schemes to employ refugee health professionals, eg, as health care assistants