Impact of migration on public health specialist services

Increased migration may result from global pressure on resources and growing mobility, and this may have potential implications for inequalities, with the health of migrants likely to be a concern.

This may mean greater pressure on specialist roles within areas with high immigrant populations, for example parts of London, Bristol etc. This is because the complexity of the role will increase, with greater heterogeneity of the population and effectively having to deal with not one but many different communities.

Consequently, the health needs of a local area may become more complex and the job of a specialist may therefore become more nuanced - especially with need to be aware of different cultural sensitivities. It may also put pressure on resources if greater interventions are needed, and it may also mean training needs to change to reflect this.

Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.