An unsafe distance : the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on excluded people in England.
by Doctors of the World.
Publisher: Doctors of the World, London : 2020.Description: 17p.Summary: Working with service providers and people with lived experience, this report looks at the pandemic’s effect on a wide range of excluded groups, such as sex workers and asylum seekers. It finds they are being left behind in the UK’s Covid-19 response as control measures amplify existing health inequalities and put life-saving advice and care further out of reach. The closure of services and some GP registrations, a lack of access to technology, distrust and fear of authorities, unsuitable or insecure accommodation, and reduced income are among the many challenges facing people in vulnerable circumstances in England. .Subject(s): access to health services | health inequalities | Covid-19 | social exclusion | asylum seekers | homelessness | Gypsies | sex workers | vulnerability | EnglandDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; Doctors of the World publications. List(s) this item appears in: Health inequalities [October 2023]
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Working with service providers and people with lived experience, this report looks at the pandemic’s effect on a wide range of excluded groups, such as sex workers and asylum seekers. It finds they are being left behind in the UK’s Covid-19 response as control measures amplify existing health inequalities and put life-saving advice and care further out of reach. The closure of services and some GP registrations, a lack of access to technology, distrust and fear of authorities, unsuitable or insecure accommodation, and reduced income are among the many challenges facing people in vulnerable circumstances in England.
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