20 years of supporting
refugee and asylum-seeking doctors and nurses into NHS employment.
ABOUT
Regaining professional identity & supporting NHS workforce recruitment
REACHE (Refugee and Asylum Seekers Centre for Healthcare Professionals Education) established in 2003, has been supporting Refugee and Asylum-seeking Healthcare Professionals (RHPs) to register their qualifications in the UK. We have an education centre based at Salford Royal Hospital, part of the Northern Care Alliance Foundation and are supported by NHS England and the University of Manchester.
REACHE works closely with national and local organisations including the GMC, NMC, BMA and Manchester and Salford City Council.
The centre and its activities are funded by NHS England.
Our Motto
With respect and
compassion, we use a holistic approach to provide the highest quality education,
pastoral and communication skills program, which supports refugee and asylum seeker
healthcare professionals to work in the NHS.
AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
Increase the number of refugees and asylum seekers able to join
the NHS workforce
Manage and co-ordinate this work across the NHS North West area
Develop partnership working with stakeholders locally and
nationally
Seek further funding to develop the provision and scope of the
service
Deliver advice training and support to refugee healthcare
professionals on an individual and a group basis
Provision of a friendly mutually supportive environment at the
centre, encouraging refugee healthcare professionals to participate actively in
contributing to the service as they progress