This short survey is part of a project that Maternity Action (www.maternityaction.org.uk) and the Women’s Health and Equality Consortium (www.whec.org.uk) have commissioned to investigate how Clinical Commissioning Groups and local authority Public Health departments, together with Health and Wellbeing Boards in England, are addressing the health needs of vulnerable migrant women in local areas. The aim of the survey is to identify existing policies and practices as well as current barriers to service provision. The results of the survey and the wider project will enable a sharing of good practice examples and recommendations for service improvement for this category of women, amongst commissioners and practitioners.

We very much look forward to receiving your responses, before 31st January. Please pass the survey link(s) on to any colleagues with specific responsibilities for commissioning and do feel free to contact Hiranthi Jayaweera, who is carrying out the research (hiranthi.jayaweera@compas.ox.ac.uk) if you would like any more information about this project.

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1. Is there available data on the size and composition of the migrant population in your local area?

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2. Is there systematic information on the diverse health needs of migrants in your local area?

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3. Is there someone with responsibility for migrant health in your Public Health team?

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4. Is migrant health a standing item for the Health and Wellbeing Board in your area?

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5. Is migrant health included in the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS) in your area? Please tick all that apply. 

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6. If applicable, does the JSNA identify and present information relating to vulnerable groups among migrant women? 

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7. If applicable, does the JHWS respond to needs for, and barriers to, healthcare in relation to vulnerable migrant women? 

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8. Which categories of vulnerable migrant women are covered in public health policies/funding/practices/programmes in your area? Please tick all that apply.

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9. What health areas/issues are of concern to the Public Health team with reference to vulnerable migrant women in your area? Please tick all that apply.

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10. Please use this space to list any other health issues or areas of concern to the Public Health team with reference to vulnerable migrant women.

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11. What services relating to health needs of vulnerable migrant women in the local area does the local authority fund/support? Please tick all that apply.

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12. Please use this space to list other services relating to health needs of vulnerable migrant women which the local authority funds/supports.

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13. Which other agencies/organisations/LA departments does the Public Health team work with towards meeting the health needs of vulnerable migrant women? Please tick all that apply.

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14. Please use this space to add any additional agencies that the Public Health team works with towards meeting the health needs of vulnerable migrant women.

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15. Do you feel that the Local Authority is commissioning adequate and appropriate healthcare services for vulnerable migrant women at present?

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16. What barriers, if any, exist in commissioning and providing services to vulnerable migrant women in the local area over the past couple of years? Please tick all that apply. 

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17. Please use this space to add any additional barriers.

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18. Do you have any policy documents, reports, etc. which deal with health issues of vulnerable migrant women which you could send us? Please send links or as email attachments to: hiranthi.jayaweera@compas.ox.ac.uk

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19. In which region/area is your Public Health directorate/department? 

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20. What is your role in the Public Health team?

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21. If you are happy for us to contact you or a colleague to find out more detail about services you commission and provide for vulnerable migrant women in your area, as well as information on any good practices or barriers to such provision, please provide contact details here.

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