Migrant health

Local Government Improvement and Development has issued guidance on how to include migrants in Joint Strategic Needs Assessments. More good practice emerges from a survey of healthcare professionals who work with migrants in 16 European countries. A qualitiative study from the Netherlands looks at negative health care experiences amongst immigrants using hospital services. Being an immigrant in a high-income country is a serious risk factor for mental health problems, a team from Sweden has confirmed, adding that refugee status for women increases that risk.