Policy & Publications
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Guidance Summary: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
This summary guidance is designed to offer insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities relating to maternity, and improve knowledge and understanding of how to approach the planning and provision of maternity services for these groups. Click here to access the extended guide.
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Guidance: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
This guidance is designed to offer insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities relating to maternity, and improve knowledge and understanding of how to approach the planning and provision of maternity services for these groups.
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Everyone’s Environment briefing: How will the climate and nature crises impact people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Communities?
Friends, Families and Travellers contributed to a briefing covering the impacts of a changing environment on people from ethnic minority communities, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.
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The experiences of socially vulnerable groups in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid health needs assessment
A rapid health needs assessment underlining the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on Gypsies and Travellers and other marginalised groups in England.
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How practices can facilitate access for the Gypsy Traveller community
A journal article on how to improve accessibility to dental services for Gypsies and Travellers and the health inequalities people in travelling communities experience.
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Written evidence for the 2023 Pre-Sessional Working Group Report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
A submission of evidence on upholding the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Developing the Cultural Competence of Health Professionals Working with Gypsy Travellers
A project exploring one of the issues affecting access to health care services by Gypsies and Travellers, in terms of the cultural competence of health professionals.
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Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2022
This report gives an overview of some of the achievements that FFT have had over the 2022 period in supporting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers by providing practical advice and legal support and ensuring the protection of the right to pursue a nomadic way of life.
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Outreach programmes for health improvement of Traveller Communities: a synthesis of evidence
This report contributes to understanding what works to improve the health of Traveller Communities, with a focus on outreach programmes and the potential to inform understanding of disengaged groups more broadly.
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Tackling Suicide Inequalities in Gypsy and Traveller Communities 2022
With practical information, recommendations, and examples of good practice, this resource aims to support professionals to take action on the social inequalities that lead to high risk of suicide among Gypsy and Traveller populations, and to ensure that mental health support services are inclusive for Gypsy and Traveller people.
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Briefing: Health inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A briefing on health inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
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Shadow Report to the Universal Periodic Review Working Group and UN Member States: Focus Report on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
This document reports on the progress or deterioration of the enjoyment of human rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, structured by areas of life in which discrimination and barriers are routinely encountered, for the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
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Alternative Report to the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: Focus Report on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
This report focuses on the Council of Europe Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Recommendations and related Articles under the 4th cycle of scrutiny.
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Roma and Travellers: Council of Europe Thematic Factsheet
The present factsheet provides examples of general and individual measures reported by States in European Court’s judgments, concerning: access to justice, right to respect for private and family life, including issues related to forced sterilisation of Roma women,
protection from hate crime and housing rights, protection of property and right to education.
PHE Breast Screening Guidance: Reducing inequalities
Government guidance on reducing inequalities in breast screening with specific advice for health and care services on reducing barriers for people living nomadically, including Gypsies, Travellers and Boaters.
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