title: The NSW Refugee Health Service - improving refugee access to primary care.
abstract: People of refugee background living in Australia can have significant physical and emotional healthcare needs. However, their ability to access mainstream health services, including general practitioners, may be limited by factors such as lack of familiarity with the health system, language and cultural barriers, and cost. There are a number of ways in which GPs can be involved and various sources of support available. With minor modifications to practice logistics and consultations, GPs can provide beneficial and rewarding healthcare for this disadvantaged group of families and individuals.
authors.affiliation: NSW Refugee Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milosevic
authors.forename: I-Hao
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Mitchell M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012036:Refugees