‘Unkind Cuts’: Health Policy and Practice versus the Health and Emotional Well-Being of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Ireland

Radford, Katy

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“…Their reasons for doing so are varied, but include difficulties in accessing healthcare services (because of cost, language, or lack of information), differences in opinions about health and medical care, and lack of social sensitivity among care personnel. Researchers have therefore been strongly advocating for a more holistic approach to healthcare provision (Ivey and Faust 2001;Radford 2010). Providers also need to pay greater attention to differences in culturally-based views about medical conditions, culturally-based ways of accessing healthcare and negotiating care arrangements (Baumann et al 2003;Steward 2001).…”

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“…In Ireland, the relationship between migrants and healthcare has most often been discussed in terms of pressures on service provision (see HSE 2008HSE , 2009Pillinger 2008), access to healthcare for vulnerable groups such as asylum seekers and undocumented migrants (see, for example, Cáirde 2006;Cuadra 2010;Radford 2010;Ryan et al 2007), impacts on disease prevalence (Pringle 2009), and the role of migrant workers in the healthcare system (Humphries et al 2008(Humphries et al , 2009. Patient mobility has mostly been discussed in terms of women traveling to Ireland to give birth 1 (White and Gilmartin 2008), or in terms of Irish residents traveling abroad to avail of cheaper health care (Gilmartin and White 2011).…”

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Migrants and healthcare: Investigating patient mobility among migrants in Ireland

Migge

Gilmartin

2011

Health & Place

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Abstract:Drawing on detailed interviews with 60 recent migrants to Ireland, we discuss the extent and nature of patient mobility. The paper is framed by the typology of patient mobility outlined by Glinos et al (2010), which highlights patient motivation and funding. We pay particular attention to four key areas: availability of health care for migrants living in Ireland; affordability of care as a push factor for patient mobility; how migrants' perceptions of care affect their decision about where to avail of care; and the impact of familiarity on patient mobility. We provide empirical support for this typology. However, our research also highlights the fact that two factors -availability and familiarity -require further elaboration. Our research demonstrates the need for greater levels of awareness of culture specificity on the part of both migrants and healthcare providers. It also highlights the need to investigate the social and spatial activities of migrants seeking health care, both within and beyond national boundaries.

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Migrants and healthcare: Investigating patient mobility among migrants in Ireland

Migge

Gilmartin

2011

Health & Place

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“…With the increasing cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity of the patient population, providing competent care in a compassionate and culturally appropriate way has become a priority. However, global reports of culturally insensitive care and racially discriminatory practice continue (Hart & Mareno, ; Markey, Tilki, & Taylor, ; Radford, ). Despite the wealth of literature highlighting the various challenges for nurses globally when caring for patients from different cultures, little is known as to the extent of such issues and how they are addressed in daily practice.…”

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“…However, global reports of culturally insensitive care and racially discriminatory practice continue (Hart & Mareno, 2014;Markey, Tilki, & Taylor, 2012;Radford, 2010). Despite the wealth of literature highlighting the various challenges for nurses globally when caring for patients from different cultures, little is known as to the extent of such issues and how they are addressed in daily practice.…”

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“…The Irish Government like most countries have introduced a number of key policies aimed at building an inclusive society (Government of Ireland ). Although not unique to Ireland, there are, however, increasing concerns regarding the treatment of migrants and refugees, despite the evolution of such policies and legislation (Cahill, ; Radford, ). Therefore, there are increasing expectations on healthcare services globally to provide safe, high‐quality, compassionate care that meets the needs of its’ service users.…”

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Understanding nurses’ concerns when caring for patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds

Markey

Tilki

Taylor

2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives: To explore the experiences of both student and qualified nurses of caring for patients from diverse cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, in one region of Ireland. Hearing the stories, experiences and attitudes of nurses has the potential to influence future clinical practice and has implication for nurses, nurse educators and nurse managers and leaders.Background: There is a wealth of international literature highlighting the importance of providing culturally sensitive care. However, global reports of culturally insensitive care continue. There is a paucity of in-depth research exploring the actual concerns and challenges nurses experience when caring for patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, as well as what influences their actions and omissions of care in practice.Design: A qualitative exploratory descriptive design adopting the principles of a classic grounded theory approach was used.Methods: Focus groups (n À 10) and individual face-to-face interviews (n À 30) were conducted with student and qualified nurses studying and working in one region of Ireland. As data were collected, it was simultaneously analysed using the classic grounded theory methodological principles of coding, constant comparison and theoretical sampling.Findings: Uncertainty was the consistent main concern that emerged. Feelings of ambiguity of how to act were further influenced by a lack of knowledge, an awareness of ethnocentric beliefs and the culture of the organisation in which participants learn and work in. Instead of finding answers to uncertainties, participants demonstrated a lack of commitment to meeting patients' needs in a culturally appropriate way.Conclusions: This study adds new perspectives to our understanding of enablers and barriers to culturally sensitive care. It explains the poignant effect of uncertainty and describes how nurses were unable (or unwilling) to find answers when in doubt.It raises questions that remain unanswered in the existing literature, as to why nurses feel it is acceptable to choose to do nothing about their lack of cultural knowledge and the uncertainties which follow.Relevance to clinical practice: Identifying the nature and implications of the uncertainty experienced when providing care for patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds is an important contributing factor to improving cultural sensitivity and

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The lost inches: circumcision debates in gay men’s magazines

Allan

2019

Porn Studies

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‘Unkind Cuts’: Health Policy and Practice versus the Health and Emotional Well-Being of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Ireland

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Migrants and healthcare: Investigating patient mobility among migrants in Ireland

Migrants and healthcare: Investigating patient mobility among migrants in Ireland

Understanding nurses’ concerns when caring for patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds

The lost inches: circumcision debates in gay men’s magazines

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