Shining a light on refugee nurses

[Extract] Conflict and war in countries across the world has driven the worst migration crises since WWII, with the number of refugees exceeding 25 million (Rother et al., 2016; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2016). Unlike “migrants” who are able to freely travel and return home, “refugees” are people who have “a well‐founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group” (UNHCR, 2017). Designation as a refugee is granted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and some government authorities to individuals who meet certain assessment criteria. Internationally, under the UNHCR resettlement programme, only a few countries have agreed to resettle refugees worldwide (UNHCR, 2017). The reception, repatriation and adaptation of refugees to new host countries have led to ongoing widespread sociopolitical contention and discussion (Dumper, 2007; Geddes & Scholten, 2016).