Introduction

Thank you for agreeing to help Cambridge University Press and Assessment (a non-teaching department of Cambridge University) and Health Education England with this research project: Refugee & Asylum Seeker Healthcare Professionals’ Transitions Into & Experiences of Working in the NHS.

The research project is being conducted by:

Dr Brigita Seguis, Research and Thought Leadership, Cambridge University Press and Assessment, The Triangle, Shaftesbury Road, CB2 8EA, Cambridge, United Kingdom,
E-mail: brigita.seguis@cambridge.org

Ross Goldstone, Global Health Partnerships, Health Education England (HEE). 
E-mail: Ross.Goldstone@hee.nhs.uk

What is involved?
If you decide to participate in this questionnaire, you will find questions about you and your experience applying to register with NMC/GMC and working in the NHS. All of the responses collected through this survey will be anonymous and will not be shared with professional bodies, employers, government agencies etc. We will use your responses to help us understand the experiences of refugee and asylum seekers to enter and practice in the NHS.

Please read each question and answer options carefully and answer as accurately as you can. In this questionnaire, there are no right or wrong answers. Your answers should be the ones that are right for you.

You will need about 15 minutes to finish the questionnaire.

What are the risks?
Participation in this study has some risk of causing discomfort and anxiety, as some of the survey questions might be potentially triggering, and of a personal nature. If you experience any discomfort during or after the study, please feel free to utilise the resources provided below, or contact the research leads or RefuAid for further advice and support.

Refugee Therapy - therapy especially for refugees - https://refugeetherapy.org.uk/
info@refugeetherapy.org.uk
07828049099

New Roots Refugee Therapy - therapy sessions for refugees - https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-support/servis/new-roots-refugee-therapy/
London.therapeutic@refugeecouncil.org.uk

PTSD UK - provides information on finding local support to help deal with PTSD - https://www.ptsduk.org/treatment-help/

Self Help Org - directory of local support groups all over UK - https://www.selfhelp.org.uk/directory

What data are we capturing and what will happen to the data?
The data we collect will be stored and analysed in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act (2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation and any subsequent legislation and destroyed when no longer required for the research.  Without your written permission, Cambridge University Press and Assessment will not allow your data to be included in the research. No personal data will be collected in the questionnaire and any identifying information provided in questionnaire comments will be anonymised. Anonymised data will be used for research purposes and may be published or used for dissemination purposes.

You are free to withdraw from the study at any point (up until data has been anonymised). However, it will not be possible to withdraw from the study after data has been anonymised.

Question Title

* 1. This information shall be collected by The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge acting through its departments,  Cambridge University Press & Assessment and Cambridge Assessment English, The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8EA, UK (“Cambridge”) and acting through its department Cambridge Assessment English or any other department it may name from time to time. Please select "Continue" below to acknowledge that you have read the above information and agree to participate in the research. If you do not wish to participate in the research please select "Close" below.

- I agree to participate in the research.
 
- I understand that my questionnaire answers will be anonymised and agree that this data can be used for research purposes.

- I assign and transfer to you all intellectual property rights in and to the Project, any performers’ rights in relation to that, and/or any quotations or sound bites extracted, copied or adapted from the Project.
 
- I understand that my participation in the study is voluntary and that I can withdraw from the study at any point.  If I withdraw, data collected up to that point will be securely destroyed.   However, I understand that once data relating to me has been anonymised, it can no longer be identified for the purpose of its destruction.

This consent form shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties will submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English court. If this Consent Form is translated into any language, the English language version shall prevail.

Many thanks in advance for participating in the research.

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