Health and Migration
Little is known about the roles of professional and low skilled migrants in the provision of health and social care, their reasons for migrating or their working and living conditions, particularly on a comparative basis. An ageing population may increase reliance on migrant workers in this sector.
Research Project:
The Role of Migrant Health and Social Care Workers in Ageing Societies: Planning for the Future
This is an international, collaborative research project to examine the current demand and future need for migrant care workers in the context of ageing societies. The research will explore the employment of migrant workers in the delivery of health and social care for older people in the UK, the USA, Ireland and Canada . It will consider the factors influencing demand for migrant care workers; the views and experiences of migrant care workers, employers, and older people; and the impact of the regulation of migration and of the care sector.
Researchers : Bridget Anderson, Alessio Cangiano, Isabel Shutes, Carolyn Slauson, Lourdes Gordolan, Sarah Spencer (COMPAS); George Leeson (OIA); Lindsay Lowell , Susan Martin, Elzbieta Gozdziak (Georgetown University);Eamon O'Shea, Kieran Walsh (National University of Ireland); Ivy Bourgeault (McMaster University)
Timeline : October 2006 – September 2008
Collaborating institutions : Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA);
Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM – Georgetown University, USA); Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG – National University of Ireland, Galway); McMaster University (Canada).
Funders : Atlantic Philanthropies, Nuffield Foundation
Outputs: click here to link to the project webpages, with access to briefings, newsletters and other outputs. [Includes information on the current Employer Survey.]
Related COMPAS Project:
Filipinos and Care Work in the United Kingdom - Link
Managing the employment of migrant workers in the UK's hospitality sector - Link
Migrants providing paid care for the elderly in private households - Link
Events and Publications:
Events:
28-30 th May 2008 – Meeting of the International Advisory Board on the Role of Migrant Care Workers, Bellagio, Italy
25th September 2007 – Meeting of the International Advisory Board on the Role of Migrant Care Workers, COMPAS, Oxford
6th and 7th March 2005 - ISIM (Institute for the Study of International Migration), Georgetown University and COMPAS: The International Mobility of Healthcare workers: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses. Click here for further information.
Publications:
Düvell, Franck, 2006, Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung für Sans-Papiers: Ein europäischer Vergleich [Access to health care for sans papieres: a European comparison]. In Rotes Kreuz Schweiz (ed), Sans papieres in der Schweiz. Unsichtbar – Unverzichtbar. Zürich: Seismo, pp. 136-156, (available in English on request).
COMPAS Staff Members working on this issue:
Sarah Spencer, Associate Director - Link to Biography
Bridget Anderson, Senior Researcher - Link to Biography
Isabel Shutes, Research Officer - Link to Biography
Carolyn Slauson, Programme Administrator – Link to Biography
Alessio Cangiano, Research Officer - Link to Biography
Lourdes Gordolan, Research Officer - Link to Biography
Associates:
Kristine Krause, DPhil Student working on migration, psychiatry,
the inter-relationship of religious healing and biomedical treatment - Link to Biography
Links:
Oxford Institute of Ageing - Link