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dc.contributor.authorDauvrin, M
dc.contributor.authorLorant, V
dc.contributor.authorSandhu, S
dc.contributor.authorDevillé, W
dc.contributor.authorDia, H
dc.contributor.authorDias, S
dc.contributor.authorGaddini, A
dc.contributor.authorIoannidis, E
dc.contributor.authorJensen, NK
dc.contributor.authorKluge, U
dc.contributor.authorMertaniemi, R
dc.contributor.authorPuigpinás I Riera, R
dc.contributor.authorSárváry, A
dc.contributor.authorStraßmayr, C
dc.contributor.authorStankunas, M
dc.contributor.authorSoares, JJF
dc.contributor.authorWelbel, M
dc.contributor.authorPriebe, S
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T03:06:40Z
dc.date.available2017-08-10T03:06:40Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-07T04:59:30Z
dc.identifier.issn1756-0500
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1756-0500-5-99
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47567
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health services in Europe face the challenge of delivering care to a heterogeneous group of irregular migrants (IM). There is little empirical evidence on how health professionals cope with this challenge. This study explores the experiences of health professionals providing care to IM in three types of health care service across 16 European countries. Results: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with health professionals in 144 primary care services, 48 mental health services, and 48 Accident & Emergency departments (total n = 240). Although legal health care entitlement for IM varies across countries, health professionals reported facing similar issues when caring for IM. These issues include access problems, limited communication, and associated legal complications. Differences in the experiences with IM across the three types of services were also explored. Respondents from Accident & Emergency departments reported less of a difference between the care for IM patients and patients in a regular situation than did respondents from primary care and mental health services. Primary care services and mental health services were more concerned with language barriers than Accident & Emergency departments. Notifying the authorities was an uncommon practice, even in countries where health professionals are required to do this. Conclusions: The needs of IM patients and the values of the staff appear to be as important as the national legal framework, with staff in different European countries adopting a similar pragmatic approach to delivering health care to IM. While legislation might help to improve health care for IM, more appropriate organisation and local flexibility are equally important, especially for improving access and care pathways.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom99-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto99-9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBMC Research Notes
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth care administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther health sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420306
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4299
dc.titleHealth care for irregular migrants: pragmatism across Europe. A qualitative study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
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gro.rights.copyright© Dauvrin et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorStankunas, Mindaugas


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