Self-reported health problems of asylum seekers and their understanding of the national health service: A pilot study

Forced migration and disability often are ignored in the research literature. In spite of the equalities legislation for the rights of disabled people, often the responses to disabled migrants are not helpful. In theory, the UK’s National Health Service is founded on the basic principle of universalism. The theoretical hegemonic commitment to universal human rights has often been most overtly broken in relation to migrant rights. In contrast to official condemnation of racism and disablism, successive governments of different political persuasions have continued to, and indeed competed to, prove their hostility towards migrants, whether they are disabled or not. The British asylum system itself is disabling by design. Some people are disabled on arrival in the UK; others become disabled later on. Disabled asylum seekers often describe the system as psychological torture. Therefore, ongoing mental distress can create difficulties in further adjustment, thus compounding problems. Using case histories, this chapter illustrates some of the difficulties faced by migrants with disabilities. A fundamental systemic change is needed to address the injustice encountered by disabled asylum seekers.

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Racism, the National Health Service, and the Health of Black People

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.2190/leuw-x7vw-q2kd-uml9 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 457-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Louis Kushnick

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Internal Control ◽

Black People ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Internal Control System ◽

The One

Racism has been and is central to an understanding of the health of black people in Britain. Black people have played and are playing a central role in the National Health Service (NHS). Their role is, however, shaped by racism. Their experiences as consumers of the NHS are also shaped by racism—in terms of their treatment for both physical and mental health problems. In addition, their specific health problems such as sickle cell anemia have not received the attention they deserve. The NHS has become part of the internal control system of the British racist immigration system. The cuts in the NHS, and in other areas of the welfare state, since 1979 have created the conditions for increasing racial conflict on the one hand and for interracial class-based resistance on the other.

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Clinical commissioning group criteria for rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty in England: survey of current guidance

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s002221511800035x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (7) ◽

pp. 591-595 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E E Ross ◽

S Anari

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

Nasal Obstruction ◽

National Health ◽

Functional Impairment ◽

Health Problems ◽

Clinical Value ◽

Eligibility Criteria ◽

Nasal Blockage ◽

Current Guidance

AbstractObjectiveProcedures of limited clinical value require pre-authorisation in the National Health Service, of which rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty are two such operations. This study surveyed clinical commissioning groups within England to document the variable eligibility criteria for rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty.MethodsIn February 2016, a letter was sent to 209 clinical commissioning groups requesting their rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty commissioning criteria.ResultsA total of 200 clinical commissioning groups responded. Although 89.5 per cent allow septorhinoplasty in the presence of nasal obstruction, further criteria, such as documented health problems resulting from nasal blockage, severe functional impairment or a specific percentage of blockage, must be shown for septorhinoplasty to be authorised by most of the clinical commissioning groups.ConclusionThere is great variation within individual clinical commissioning groups in England regarding the criteria for septorhinoplasty and rhinoplasty. Some criteria seem not to be clinically relevant and difficult to demonstrate. It is recommended that the guidelines are reviewed and harmonised nationally in future revisions.

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MEDIA REVIEWS. Health Policy in Britain: the Politics and Organization of the National Health Service 4th Edition, by Christopher Ham. Macmillan, London, 1999, 237 pages, f45.00 (hardback) ISBN 0 333 71705 8, f14.99 paperback, ISBN 0 333 69349 3.

Journal of Advanced Nursing ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.1210l.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 1037-1037

Author(s):

Andy Alaszewski

Keyword(s):

Health Policy ◽

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health

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Advanced Nursing Practice in Großbritannien – eine persönliche Schilderung

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302/a000081 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 417-423

Author(s):

Elke Keinath

Keyword(s):

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Nurse Practitioner ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Advanced Nursing Practice

Im Artikel werden persönliche Erfahrungen als Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in der Thoraxchirurgie im National Health Service (NHS) in Großbritannien geschildert. Die tägliche Routine wurde von sieben Kompetenzdomänen bestimmt, nämlich: Management des Gesundheits- und Krankheitszustandes des Patienten, Beziehungen zwischen Pflegeperson und Patient, Lehren und Unterrichten, professionelle Rolle, Leitung und Führung innerhalb der Patientenversorgung, Qualitätsmanagement sowie kulturelle und spirituelle Kompetenzen. Diese Elemente wurden durch die Zusatzqualifikation, selbstständig Medikamente verschreiben und verordnen zu dürfen, erweitert, was dazu beitrug, eine nahtlose Erbringung von Pflege- und Serviceleistungen zu gewähren. Die Position wurde zur zentralen Anlaufstelle im multi-professionellen Team und stellte eine kontinuierliche Weiterführung der Pflege von Patienten und ihren Familien sicher – auch über Krankenhausgrenzen hinweg.

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