Publications by authors named "Elspeth Carruthers"

Background: Local authorities have a crucial role in building community resilience to the health effects of a changing climate. Support in achieving local action can be provided through improving available public health intelligence to inform decision making. We aimed to co-develop with a local authority a tool mapping vulnerability to climate related hazards.

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Background: Although everyone living in the UK is entitled to access free primary care within the National Health Service (NHS), evidence shows that people in need of health care are wrongly being refused access. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of individuals from inclusion health groups on primary care registration and accessibility.

Methods: This was a mixed-methods study.

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Background: Everyone in England has the right to primary care without financial charges. Nevertheless, evidence shows that barriers remain for inclusion health populations such as vulnerable migrants, people experiencing homelessness, Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) communities, and people who sell sex. There is little evidence for what works to improve access.

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Article Synopsis
  • Migrants, particularly refugees and asylum seekers in Greece living in poor conditions, faced significant health and socio-economic challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to inadequate healthcare and prevention measures.
  • A study analyzed COVID-19 outbreak data from February to November 2020, finding 25 outbreaks in reception facilities, with infection rates significantly higher in these populations compared to the general population (up to 3 times higher).
  • The findings highlight the urgent need for effective policies and practices to address the healthcare vulnerabilities of refugees and asylum seekers, particularly in emergency situations like a pandemic.
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Purpose Of Review: Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are a major cause of infection worldwide and multidrug resistance in infants and children. The major pathogens include Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.

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Refugees and asylum seekers face a number of barriers in accessing healthcare. However, there is a lack of quantitative research examining healthcare usage by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Using EMIS data from two GP practices in South London, all patients who had registered as refugees or asylum seekers were identified (n=35).

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Mortality data plays an essential role in shaping humanitarian, legal and ethical responses to conflict situations. The rise of drone warfare poses new questions regarding the accuracy and reliability of mortality data in conflict. This article examines some of the methodological and political challenges to collecting mortality data in drone warfare, and how the way in which drones are framed in public discourse contributes to these challenges.

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