{"id":780,"date":"2025-12-12T12:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/?page_id=780"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:36:20","slug":"care-for-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/symposia\/zorg-voor-nieuwkomers","title":{"rendered":"Care for newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working together to improve care for newcomers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newcomers to the Netherlands, including undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and migrant workers, are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society. They often face major health challenges and have other health risks stemming from their country of origin and migration history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A complicated healthcare system, cultural differences, language barriers and fear of deportation make it difficult to get appropriate care. Access to care often depends on their nationality and place of residence, leading to glaring inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caring for newcomers requires a specific approach, focusing on cultural sensitivity, inclusiveness and collaboration. With the annual symposium and handout <em>Care for Newcomers in Focus<\/em> we share knowledge and address topics such as mental health, access to care, birth care, labour migration and care for undocumented patients through keynotes, panel discussions and interactive sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous symposia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edition 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first edition of the Care for Newcomers symposium took place on 9 October 2024. The symposium brought together healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, experience experts and other stakeholders around the care of newcomers in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edition 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second edition of the symposium took place on 7 October 2025, with the theme \u2018Room for Recovery\u2019. This edition was dedicated to mental well-being of newcomers, focusing on psychosocial health, recovery and the connection between mental, physical and social health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 30 September 2026, the third edition of the symposium took place, with this year\u2019s theme being \u2018Shared care, shared strength\u2019. This edition focused on the question of how we can work together to shape accessible, equitable and future-proof healthcare for newcomers, and what this requires of professionals, organisations and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/news\/shared-care-shared-strength-a-review-of-care-for-newcomers-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Care for Newcomers symposium brings together healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers around accessible, appropriate and equitable care for people with a migration or refugee background.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":708,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-780","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3578,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780\/revisions\/3578"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}