%0 Journal Article %A Delaney, Brigitte %A Such, Elizabeth %A Walton, Elizabeth %A Harris, Janet %A Salway, Sarah %D 2017 %T New Migrants in Primary Healthcare – How are services adapting? Summary and Mini Case Book %U https://orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/New_Migrants_in_Primary_Healthcare_How_are_services_adapting_Summary_and_Mini_Case_Book/4733494 %R 10.15131/shef.data.4733494.v1 %2 https://orda.shef.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/7727377 %K Migrant Health %K Primary Care %K Health and Community Services %X High rates of immigration in recent years in the United Kingdom presents service design and delivery challenges to primary care. At a time when resources are stretched, services must be both efficient and equitable for patients. Migrants are often healthy on arrival but some groups, such as refugees and asylum seekers, may have many healthcare needs. This study sought to explore how primary care is managing demand on its services by new migrants and how it addresses need in provision.
The report was produced by the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care (AUMPC), University of Sheffield. ISBN 978-0-9571207-3-0