My Voice Matters: Experiences of refugees accessing and using health and social care
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This report is by Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset. It is part of their My Voice Matters work in which others write reports for the office. In this report the author has done the work in collaboration with Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset for their degree.
The project looks at refugee experiences of healthcare access in the area. A total of 16 refugees, 4 from NHS and GP surgeries, 5 from voluntary sector organisations and 2 from Local Authorities who worked with NHS participated in the study. Thematic analysis was used to examine the data collected from the interviews.
The author began by carefully reviewing the interviews in order to become familiar with the facts. Nvivo software was then used to methodically code the material.
There are recommendations in this report.
The recommendations focus on the need for better access and adaptations for refugees to access healthcare support. In addition there should be support from government and local groups to assist in information and other support.
There are no follow up actions in this report.