Eastern European migrants' experiences of mental health services.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Eastern European migrants' experiences of mental health services in the UK: a qualitative study.
IRAS ID
258309
Contact name
Dawn Edge
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
In the last 10 years more people from Eastern Europe have come to live in the UK. These people are known as migrants. People choose to move to the UK for lots of different reasons. The journey of migration can cause problems with people’s mental health. Studies show Eastern European migrants can often experience mental health problems, like depression.
The NHS gives free primary health care (e.g. GP) to all migrants, and free specialist healthcare to migrants who are living legally in the UK. There is a high demand on the NHS to offer services that are helpful for patients from different countries.
To offer services that understand the needs of Eastern European migrants, we need to know about their views and experiences. Existing research has looked at physical health and how people get into services. Other research has looked at Eastern European migrants’ experiences of mental health services in other countries. There has not been any research looking at their experiences using mental health services in the UK. This study hopes to fill this gap and find out about Eastern European migrants’ experiences of mental health services in the UK. Ideas for how mental health services could change to be more helpful will be suggested.
Up to 20 migrants from Eastern Europe who have experiences of mental health services in the UK will be invited to take part. Interviews will help people talk openly about their experiences. People will be asked about what they have experienced and how they think services could be changed to be more helpful.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/NW/0254
Date of REC Opinion
2 Jul 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion