Mission and Vision
Derman exists to provide holistic health and social care services for the Kurdish and Turkish communities to greatly improve the quality of life and to promote the continued well being of people within these communities.
Derman's vision is to be:
• Professional
Providing the best possible service in the most effective, professional and caring way to our clients.
• Inclusive
The word 'Derman' has the same meaning in both Kurdish and Turkish - strength, solution, cure. Our vision is to provide a service at no cost and accessible to all regardless of ethnicity, political or religious background.
• Community led and community based
Derman developed from within the Kurdish, Turkish, and Turkish Cypriot communities and remains firmly based within them. Set up in Hackney in 1991 in partnership with local GPs and the health authority. Our vision is to provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate, responsive services that effectively meet the needs of our communities