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Walker CR, Gunasinghe C, Harwood H, Ehsan A, Ahmed F, Dorrington S, Onwumere J, Meriez P, Stanley N, Stoll N, Woodhead C, Hatch SL, Rhead RD. Ethnic inequalities during clinical placement: A qualitative study of student nurses' experiences within the London National Health Service. J Adv Nurs 2024; 80:1497-1510. [PMID: 37788114 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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AIM To understand how student nurse experiences on clinical placement, within National Health Service (NHS) hospitals, differ for ethnic minority and White British groups. DESIGN A qualitative thematic analysis with an inductive approach. METHODS Data from semi-structured interviews with 21 London (United Kingdom) hospital-based student nurses were examined using thematic analysis. Participants were interviewed as part of the Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in Health Services (TIDES) study and asked about their experiences during clinical placement. RESULTS Five main themes were identified: (1) Role of mentors, (2) Discrimination and unfair treatment, (3) Speaking up/out, (4) Career progression, and (5) Consequences of adverse experiences. All themes were linked, with the social dynamics and workplace environment (referred to as "ward culture") providing a context that normalizes mistreatment experienced by nursing students. Students from ethnic minority backgrounds reported racism as well as cultural and/or religious microaggressions. While being valued for their race and ethnicity, White British students also experienced discrimination and inequity due to their age, sex, gender, and sexual orientation. Students from both White British and ethnic minority groups acknowledged that being treated badly was a barrier to career progression. Ethnic minority students also noted the lack of diverse representation within senior nursing positions discouraged career progression within the UK NHS. CONCLUSION These initial experiences of inequality and discrimination are liable to shape a student's perspective of their profession and ability to progress within nursing. The NHS is responsible for ensuring that student nurses' developmental opportunities are equal, irrespective of ethnicity. IMPACT Ward culture is perpetuated by others who normalize mistreatment and concurrently disadvantage ethnic minority students, making them feel unvalued. This in turn impacts both staff retention and career progression within the NHS. Training assessors should be aware of the existing culture of discrimination within clinical placements and work to eradicate it.
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- Chenel R Walker
- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Psychology, City University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK
- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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Kamau S, Oikarainen A, Kiviniitty N, Koskenranta M, Kuivila H, Tomietto M, Kanste O, Mikkonen K. Nurse leaders' experiences of how culturally and linguistically diverse registered nurses integrate into healthcare settings: An interview study. Int J Nurs Stud 2023; 146:104559. [PMID: 37523951 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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AIM To describe nurse leaders' experiences of how culturally and linguistically diverse registered nurses integrate into healthcare settings. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive study design. PARTICIPANTS A total of 13 nurse leaders were recruited from four primary and specialized healthcare organizations in Finland. METHODS Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and analyzed using inductive content analysis. RESULTS Nurse leaders' experiences were categorized into seven main categories as follows: leadership, which concerns a leader's roles, style, and experience; organizational strategy and culture, which includes structure, policies, and intra-organizational culture; support strategies, including workplace and outside-of-work integration strategies; relationships and interactions, which considers interpersonal relationships and interactions; nurse competence requirements and development, which concerns both organizational and ward level competence demands, and support for competence development; language competence, which concerns challenges relating to language proficiency and development of language competence; and cultural diversity, which considers the importance of competence development brought about through experiences of being in a multicultural workplace. CONCLUSIONS Culturally and linguistically diverse nurses are important within healthcare systems. These nurses constitute additional human resources, bring diverse experiences and expertise, and add to organizational cultural capital. Nurse leaders require competencies that are suitable for leading a diverse workforce, utilizing its competencies, establishing staff members' needs, and ensuring their continuous development. Resourcing, planning, and structuring the integration process affects nurses' experiences of the organizational socialization process. IMPACT The findings of our study can offer guidance to healthcare organizations with regard to structural integration strategies at an institutional level. Leadership and management educators can benefit from the findings towards developing a curriculum that supports leaders' diversity, equity and inclusion, knowledge management and formal leadership competencies. Finally, nurse leaders may benefit from this study through being more aware towards supporting a multicultural, cohesive, and competent workforce through strong social capital.
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- Suleiman Kamau
- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Healthcare and Social Services, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia, Oulu, Finland.
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Standing Up for Culturally Competent Care in Portugal: The Experience of a “Health in Equality” Online Training Program on Individual and Cultural Diversity. SOCIETIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/soc12030080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Health professionals play an essential role in the protection and promotion of health rights without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity/race, nationality and migration status, age, functional diversity, or any other individual and/or cultural positions. With the growing diversity of patient populations, health professionals must be able to identify and be responsive to individual and cultural diversity, ensuring equity in access to high-quality individually-centered care. For this, it is fundamental to promote training in cultural competence, understood as responsivity and the ability to work the valorization of multiple and intersectional identities throughout life. The paper aims to describe the experience of the implementation of the program “Health in Equality”, aimed at training the primary healthcare workforce in Portugal, which was based on Sue and Sue’s (2008) three-dimensional model of multicultural skills, which champions cultural best practices in an intersectional perspective. Based on the trainees’ and trainers’ evaluation of four completed editions developed online between March and July 2021, this study discusses ways to improve the impact of the training program and amplify the number of leaders and role models for other health care providers towards culturally competent healthcare systems and organizations.
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Hussain B, Hui A, Timmons S, Nkhoma K. Ethnic mental health inequalities and mental health policies in England 1999-2020. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-06-2021-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
This paper presents a thematic synthesis of mental health policies published in England from 1999 to 2020.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper aims to present a thematic synthesis of mental health policies published in England from 1999 to 2020. The authors specifically focus on ethnicity-related mental health issues highlighted in policies, policy recommendations and performance measurements of policy implementation.
Findings
Findings from this synthesis demonstrate that ethnic mental health inequalities remain comparable over the past two decades. Ongoing issues include a lack of data on the ethnicity of mental health services users. Where data is available, these highlight ethnic inequalities in access to, experiences of and outcomes of mental health services, as well as a lack of cultural capability in health-care professionals. Policy recommendations have also remained the same during this time and include: collecting data on the ethnicity of service users, raising awareness of the cultural needs of Black and Minority ethnic populations amongst health-care professionals, recruiting BME staff into mental health care services and improving community engagement. The synthesis identified poor indicators of performance measurement on policy implementation and weak monitoring regimes.
Practical implications
The synthesis identified poor indicators of performance measurement on policy implementation and weak monitoring regimes.
Originality/value
This paper presents a thematic synthesis of mental health policies published in England from 1999 to 2020.
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Thirlwall A, Kuzemski D, Baghestani M, Brunton M, Brownie S. ‘Every day is a challenge’: Expatriate acculturation in the United Arab Emirates. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/14705958211039071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a very small population of national citizens, so it relies on foreign workers who bring a range of cultures with them, resulting in a unique multi-cultural context. Unlike Western countries, such as the UK, Canada and Australia, workers are unable to permanently migrate to the UAE, so instead they hold temporary, expatriate status. This exploratory study focuses on the experiences of internationally qualified, expatriate nurses in hospitals in Al Ain, gathered by qualitative interviews. Twenty-one registered nurses participated in this study. The nurses faced challenges associated with language requirements and differing cultural expectations, and displayed limited acculturation, which compromised their ability to provide appropriate care for patients. The temporary nature of the work, cultural expectations, language difficulties and potential improvements are discussed. The findings have important implications for organizations that employ large groups of staff from overseas in all sectors. This article contributes to knowledge of expatriates’ challenges in the UAE and highlights the difficulties of working in a diverse environment, leading to a range of actions being recommended for managers.
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- School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, New Zealand
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Public Health, University of Canberra, Australia; Centre for Health and Social Practice, Wintec, New Zealand; School of Medicine, Griffith UniversityAustralia
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Hui A, Rennick-Egglestone S, Franklin D, Walcott R, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ng F, Roe J, Yeo C, Deakin E, Brydges S, Penas Moran P, McGranahan R, Pollock K, Thornicroft G, Slade M. Institutional injustice: Implications for system transformation emerging from the mental health recovery narratives of people experiencing marginalisation. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250367. [PMID: 33861807 PMCID: PMC8051813 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Institutional injustice refers to structures that create disparities in resources, opportunities and representation. Marginalised people experience institutional injustice, inequalities and discrimination through intersecting personal characteristics and social circumstances. This study aimed to investigate sources of institutional injustice and their effects on marginalised people with experience of mental health problems. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 77 individuals from marginalised groups with experience of mental health problems, including psychosis, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations, complex needs and lived experience as a work requirement. These were analysed inductively enabling sensitising concepts to emerge. FINDINGS Three processes of institutional injustice were identified: not being believed because of social status and personal backgrounds; not being heard where narratives did not align with dominant discourses, and not being acknowledged where aspects of identity were disregarded. Harmful outcomes included disengagement from formal institutions through fear and mistrust, tensions and reduced affiliation with informal institutions when trying to consolidate new ways of being, and damaging impacts on mental health and wellbeing through multiple oppression. CONCLUSIONS Institutional injustice perpetuates health inequalities and marginalised status. Master status, arising from dominant discourses and heuristic bias, overshadow the narratives and experiences of marginalised people. Cultural competency has the potential to improve heuristic availability through social understandings of narrative and experience, whilst coproduction and narrative development through approaches such as communities of practice might offer meaningful avenues for authentic expression.
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- Ada Hui
- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- NEON Lived Experience Advisory Panel, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- National Institute for Health Research, ARC East Midlands, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Deusto, Bilbo, Spain
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- Unit of Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Global Mental Health and Centre for Implementation Science, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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