Reports & publications

Reports & publications

Capturing our Collective Voice in print

Some of our publications and reports including research commissions, research collaborations, and participation in research

Our Annual Reviews:

Annual Review (March 2011)
Annual Review (Dec 2009)
Annual Review (Nov 2008)
Annual Review (Dec 2007)
Annual Review (Oct 2006)
Annual Review (Feb 2005)
Origins and Development (2000 - 2003)

Testimonies

Right toWork- the impact of not being allowed to work
Skilled - routes to using prior skills and qualifications in employment
How does the Cultural Competency of health workers impact on the health needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers? Presentation to NE Regional Migrant Health Conference June 2010

RCO support and activities

RCO’s and the Challenge of Sustainability (Nov 2010)
‘Big Conversation’ on RCO development and capacity building (Sept 2010)
RRF booklet: Making the Global Local: the contribution of refugees living in the NE (2005)
RRF booklet: African Arts & Culture in the North East (2005)

Research Commisions:

An Overview of the Health Service in Sunderland from the perspective of service users who are asylum seekers in Sunderland(Executive summary) - Click here for the full report For Sunderland Health Authority Sept 2000
A Transnational Network: Hearing the Voices of Refugees in Policy & Practice in the European Union (Jan – Oct 2000). Report published Jan 2001 for the European Commission Directorate General Justice and Home Affairs). Executive Summary (in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Greek, Sweedish)
Investigating Community Groups in the North East of England Dispersal Area and Community Based Integration Initiatives For Home Office IRSS June 2001
Accessing Health Services for New Arrivals: The Refugee Perspective for Newcastle Primary Care Trust PMS Pilot Scheme. November 2002
Research brief for Asylum Seeker and Refugee Social Enterprise / Enterprise / Self-employment start up routes in the NE For ONE NE Economic Strategy Team, July 2003

Research Collaborations:

Barriers to Refugee Entrepreneurship: Seizing the opportunities & overcoming the barriers for refugees wanting to set up their own businesses in the NE Feb 2004 for ONE NE
Enterprise for BME Communities Refugees and Migrants Banks of the Wear and Richardson Howarth LLP for One North East March 2007
Refugee Housing Project North East; refugee aspirations on 'Move On' housing.BOW/JRF/hact June 2002
Improving the Health of Asylum Seekers: An overview NEPHO (NE Public Health Observatory) June 2002
Asylum Seeker and Refugee Patient Satisfaction: A comparison of differing health strategies in the North East of England. Hannah Watkins, MSc Medical Anthropology, Durham University. September 2009
'Race', Crime and Justice in the North East Region. Durham, Northumbria and Teesside Universities. 2012

Participation in Research:

Destination North East? Harnessing the regional potential of migration Ippr 2006
The impact of limited leave on refugees in the UK Refugee Council. September 2010
Differing rates of unemployment for a range of diverse groups North East Research & Information Partnership (NERIP) September 2010