The occupation of accessing healthcare and processes of (dis)citizenship in UK Somali migrants: Sheffield case study

2018/03/04 by Nick Pollard, Sarah Kantartzis, Mubarak Ismail +2 · 4 citations
Psychology · Health Professions · Social Sciences · Nursing · Medicine · #Migration, Health and Trauma #Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Somali #Citizenship #Health care #Ethnic group #Healthcare service #Immigration #Citizen journalism #Sociology #Gender studies #Political science #Public relations #Nursing #Politics #Medicine #Law

paper · doi:10.1080/14473828.2018.1434989

published in World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin 75(1), 27-33 (Maney Publishing)

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Abstract

In the UK free access to healthcare is regarded as a fundamental right accorded to all citizens, but there are significant health inequities experienced by ethnic minority populations. Accessing healthcare is an everyday occupation which can be made complicated by language issues and the design of communication systems. The example of people of Somali origin living in Sheffield is used to explore the occupational dimensions of access to healthcare as part of the participatory process of citizenship. Occupational analysis of healthcare access could contribute to better service provision.

Citations

• Somali women's experience of childbirth in the UK: Perspectives from Somali health workers
• Interconnecting boundaries of identity and belonging and hierarchy-making within transnational mobility studies: Framing inequalities

Cited by

• Somalis in the United Kingdom [wikipedia]