1. COVID-19 Highlighting Inequalities in Access to Healthcare in England: A Case Study of Ethnic Minority and Migrant Women
- Author
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Germain, Sabrina and Yong, Adrienne
- Subjects
Economic growth ,Inequality ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Ethnic group ,Stigma (botany) ,HN ,Public international law ,Migrant women ,Gender Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,RA0421 ,Health care ,Pandemic ,050602 political science & public administration ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Political philosophy ,Sociology ,Ethnic minority women ,media_common ,QR355 ,Human rights ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,COVID-19 ,Access to healthcare ,0506 political science ,Commentary ,business - Abstract
Our commentary aims to show that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified existing barriers to healthcare in England for ethnic minority and migrant women. We expose how the pandemic has affected the allocation of healthcare resources leading to the prioritisation of COVID-19 patients and suspending the equal access to healthcare services approach. We argue that we must look beyond this disruption in provision by examining existing barriers to access that have been amplified by the pandemic in order to understand the poorer health outcomes for women in ethnic minority and migrant communities. The reflection focuses on racialised medical perceptions, gendered cultural norms including information barriers and stigma, and specific legal barriers.
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- 2020