Quantifying the health needs of migrants in vulnerable circumstances registered with a nurse-led primary care service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of the end of 2019, at least 79.5 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes. Those seeking asylum face adversity before, during and after arrival in the UK, resulting in complex health and social needs. The study setting was a nurse-led asylum seeker service in a dispersal city, commissioned to provide an initial health assessment, immunisations and support to register with a general practitioner.

Aims

The aim was to quantify the health needs of migrants in vulnerable circumstances registered with a nurse-led primary care service by clinical audit.

Methods

In June 2018, 80 electronic records were reviewed by seven auditors to analyse documentation of demographics, asylum status, service use, barriers to care, physical and mental healt

SUBMITTER: Clark E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature