scholarly journals South Asian Heroes

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Triya Chakravorty
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
South Asian Origin ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Research And Education

The United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) staff and students have been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic in a multitude of ways, including caring for patients, volunteering their time, or being involved in research and education. People of Asian origin make up 29.7% of the NHS medical workforce1. In recognition of South Asian Heritage Month, we asked our readers to nominate health care workers of South Asian origin who have demonstrated their tenacity, innovation, and excellence in recent months.

U.S. Providers’ Perceptions of the Psychosocial Needs of Seriously Ill Patients of South Asian Origin: Implications for Health Social Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
Karla T Washington ◽  
Nidhi Khosla ◽  
Christi Lero
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
South Asian Origin ◽  
Seriously Ill Patients ◽  
Seriously Ill

Abstract The number of individuals of South Asian origin receiving health care in the United States is rapidly growing, yet little is known about their psychosocial needs. To better inform the provision of culturally competent social work services for this patient population, researchers sought to describe U.S. health care providers’ perceptions of the psychosocial needs of seriously ill patients of South Asian origin. To do so, they conducted a multimethod qualitative descriptive study, collecting data during focus groups and individual interviews of health care providers (N = 57) and analyzing them via directed content analysis. Identified patient needs included addressing financial and legal problems, challenges completing activities of daily living, spiritual or existential concerns, psychosocial experiences of unresolved physical symptoms, and psychological distress. Providers also emphasized the importance of supporting patients’ family members to aid in their caregiving abilities and to enhance their quality of life. As social workers in U.S. health care settings encounter a growing number of patients of South Asian origin, a more comprehensive understanding of their psychosocial needs is imperative. Study findings suggest that health social workers should provide psychosocial care that encompasses culture-specific needs and psychosocial care that can be provided in a culturally responsive manner.

In Defense of the National Health Service

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Surgical Practice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Private Medicine

Many influential British groups have taken the opportunity provided by the Royal Commission on the National Health Service to put forward proposals which would fundamentally damage that service. In this paper we discuss the implications of some of these proposals, and explain why we defend the NHS as the basis of an equitable method of providing health care. We consider the various methods which have been suggested to increase the revenue of the NHS. We compare the experiences of several Western countries, and show that the method of financing inevitably affects the pattern of medical care and the indices of health and illness. We examine the underlying motives of many critics of the NHS, and document the development of private medicine in the United Kingdom. We continue by discussing ways in which less money could be spent on health care without detriment to the patient. As an example, we look at several surgical procedures in detail and demonstrate the costs of uncertainty in surgical practice. Finally, we consider the continuing power of the medical profession, how it is maintained, and its implications. We conclude by summarizing why we support the NHS despite its imperfections, and why attempts to undermine it should be resisted.

scholarly journals Health-care professionals’ perceptions of interacting with patients of South Asian origin attending early inflammatory arthritis clinics

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanta Kumar ◽  
Rebecca J Stack ◽  
Ade Adebajo ◽  
Jo Adams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
South Asian Origin ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Early Inflammatory Arthritis

Abstract Objective The aim was to explore the perceptions of rheumatology health-care professionals (HCPs) of interacting with patients of South Asian origin attending early inflammatory arthritis clinics. Methods We used face-to-face semi-structured interviews, designed in partnership with a clinician partner, to interview 10 HCPs involved in the running of early inflammatory arthritis clinics across seven centres in the UK. Data were recorded, transcribed by an independent company and analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Results Three emerging themes were identified that characterized consulting experiences of HCPs: varied approaches were used in early inflammatory arthritis clinic; the challenges for rheumatology HCPs in managing and delivering information to patients of South Asian origin in early inflammatory arthritis clinics; and moving towards good practice, the views on managing future patients of South Asian origin in early inflammatory arthritis clinics. Overall, HCPs found that they required additional skills to support the engagement and management for patients of South Asian origin living with inflammatory arthritis. The HCPs felt that they were less effective in addressing self-management issues for this patient group, and they found it difficult to determine adherence to medication. In such consultations, HCPs perceived that their own limitation of inadequate training contributed towards poor consultations. Conclusion For the first time, our data demonstrate that the management of patients of South Asian origin in early inflammatory arthritis clinics is under-served. To address this, HCPs have identified training needs to improve knowledge and skills in engaging with and supporting patients of South Asian origin. These findings provide a good direction for future research.

scholarly journals Management of Stroke During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Challenges in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-220
Author(s):  
Subash Phuyal ◽  
Ritesh Lamsal ◽  
Gentle Sunder Shrestha ◽  
Raju Paudel ◽  
Lekhjung Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Stroke Management ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Baseline Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected health care delivery globally. COVID-19 is associated with varied neurological manifestations including acute ischemic stroke. In densely populated South Asian nations like Nepal that have suboptimal baseline health care systems, we foresee unique challenges during this pandemic to ensure effective stroke management as well as the safety of health care workers involved in the management of stroke patients. Keywords: COVID-19; health care workers; safety; stroke management.

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