Healthcare utilization among migrants to the UK

Healthcare utilization among migrants to the UK: cross-sectional analysis of two national surveys.
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2021 Jan;26(1):54-61. doi: 10.1177/1355819620911392. Epub 2020 Mar 19. 

• We explored health service utilization among migrants to the UK across primary care, inpatient admissions and maternity care, outpatient care, mental health, dental care and physiotherapy. This study finds that newly arrived migrants tend to utilize less health care than the UK population and that this pattern was at least partly explained by better health, and younger age.

Reducing Health Inequalities for People Living with Frailty in vulnerable populations

Reducing Health Inequalities for People Living with Frailty A resource for commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff
Friends, Families and Travellers 6 October 2020

• This resource shares practical recommendations and examples of how commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff can successfully overcome barriers to healthcare for people at greater risk of frailty, including people experiencing deprivation, people who are homeless, people experiencing substance misuse, people with learning disabilities, LGB&T people, people with mental health needs, people from Gypsy and Traveller communities, and vulnerable migrants.