Integrating Refugee Healthcare Professionals In The UK National Health Service: Experience From A Multi-Agency Collaboration

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Table 1 Learning Topics Covered In The Core Curriculum Of The Building Bridges Programme

1.	Orientation to the National Health Service
2.	Preparing targetted CVs for jobs in healthcare
3.	Identifying strengths and weaknesses
4.	The value of volunteering
5.	Understanding UK work culture
6.	Writing a job application
7.	Succeeding at a job interview
8.	Creating a clinical attachment portfolio

Table 2 Inclusion Criteria For Joining The Building Bridges Programme

1.	A relevant healthcare degree attained from outside of the European Union
2.	Healthcare professionals with refugee status
3.	Healthcare professionals with (i) indefinite leave to remain (ILR), (ii) exceptional leave to remain (ELR), (iii) humanitarian protection or (iv) discretionary leave
4.	Asylum seekers with permission to work
5.	Spouses of refugees

Table 3 Career Outcomes For Refugee Doctors From October 2009 To March 2018 Using Last Given Information (the Most Recent And Most Senior Post Known Is Recorded)

	Refugee Doctors n = 372
	Clinical apprenticeship scheme jobs^a	Doctors in training jobs^b	Doctors in a non-training post	Associated healthcare professions^c
Total	65	8	25	109

Notes: ^aEquivalent in seniority to a hospital post which UK medical graduates would hold following 1 year of postgraduate medical training. ^bHospital post for doctors in a structured pathway to becoming a specialist, i.e. attending/consultant physician. ^cHealthcare assistants, phlebotomists, nursing assistants, therapy assistants, nurse assistants, pharmacy assistants, medical advocates, medical lab assistants, radiology assistants, note summarisers or medical receptionists.

Table 4 Career Outcomes For Refugee Pharmacists, Dentists, Physiotherapists And Nurses From October 2009 To March 2018 Using Last Given Information (The Most Recent And Most Senior Post Known Is Recorded)

	Refugee Pharmacists n = 42		Refugee Dentists n = 69		Refugee Physiotherapists n = 4		Refugee Nurses & Midwives n = 83		Refugee Biomedical Scientists n=25
	Registered job as a pharmacist	Associated healthcare professions^a	Registered job as a dentist	Associated healthcare professions^a	Registered job as a physiotherapist	Associated healthcare professions^a	Registered job as a nurse	Associated healthcare professions^a	Registered job as a biomedical scientist	Associated healthcare professions^a
Total	4	16	17	12	1	3	2	34	1	10

Notes: ^aHealthcare assistants, phlebotomists, nursing assistants, therapy assistants, nurse assistants, pharmacy assistants, medical advocates, medical lab assistants, radiology assistants, note summarisers or medical receptionists.