NHS leaders are also monitoring the situation
A council has told the government it has serious concerns about asylum seekers' impact on community services as 400 stay at two hotels in Derbyshire. The Derby and Derbyshire NHS integrated care board has also said that it will monitor the pressures which may be placed on local healthcare infrastructure such as GP surgeries, reports Derbyshire Live.
Now, the leader of Erewash Borough Council has raised concerns about the high number of people living in temporary accommodation at the two hotels. Councillor Carol Hart said: "Erewash Borough Council is aware that people waiting for a decision on their asylum claim are currently being housed in emergency accommodation in the borough.
“The accommodation - the Novotel Hotel and the Best Western Hotel on Bostock Lane - has been organised by the Government Home Office and their accommodation partners SERCO, and not by Erewash Borough Council, though we are doing everything we can to help both the local community and the asylum seekers.
Derbyshire County Council has also expressed concern about the Government's strategy. Its letter also includes input from the region's integrated care board , formerly the county's clinical commissioning group , suggesting the proposal would place strain on local health services.
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