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Asylum seekers and refugees experience persistent inequities in accessing emergency care after injury, driven by language barriers, uncertainty about entitlements, and structural constraints that shape their help-seeking behaviors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how asylum seekers and refugees in England and Wales recognize, navigate, and negotiate access to emergency and pre-hospital care following an acute injury.

September 14, 2026Health ExpectationsOpen Access

Navigating Emergency Care After Injury: A Qualitative Study of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in England and Wales Using the Candidacy Framework (BE SURE Study)

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AKAshrafunnesa Khanom LJLydia Jones HKHanifah M. Khanom

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Qualitative study reveals persistent systemic, linguistic, and structural barriers to emergency injury care among asylum seekers and refugees, highlighting the need for equitable navigation support.

Key Points

To examine how asylum seekers and refugees in England and Wales recognize, navigate, and negotiate access to emergency and pre-hospital care following an acute injury.
Conducted qualitative focus groups with 35 asylum seekers and refugees recruited through community advocacy organizations across four regions in England and Wales.
Applied framework analysis to map transcripts and emergent qualitative themes onto the seven domains of the Candidacy Framework.
Participants recognized when injuries warranted emergency medical attention, but help-seeking was frequently hindered by fear, uncertainty, cultural norms, and structural exclusion.
Communication difficulties were the most pervasive and persistent barrier across all candidacy domains, interacting with complex referral pathways and immigration-related concerns to delay care.

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Khanom et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3440926e14a848b20c1 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70861

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September 14, 2026Health ExpectationsOpen Access

Navigating Emergency Care After Injury: A Qualitative Study of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in England and Wales Using the Candidacy Framework (BE SURE Study)

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Authors

AKAshrafunnesa Khanom LJLydia Jones HKHanifah M. Khanom

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals persistent systemic, linguistic, and structural barriers to emergency injury care among asylum seekers and refugees, highlighting the need for equitable navigation support.

Key Points

To examine how asylum seekers and refugees in England and Wales recognize, navigate, and negotiate access to emergency and pre-hospital care following an acute injury.
Conducted qualitative focus groups with 35 asylum seekers and refugees recruited through community advocacy organizations across four regions in England and Wales.
Applied framework analysis to map transcripts and emergent qualitative themes onto the seven domains of the Candidacy Framework.
Participants recognized when injuries warranted emergency medical attention, but help-seeking was frequently hindered by fear, uncertainty, cultural norms, and structural exclusion.
Communication difficulties were the most pervasive and persistent barrier across all candidacy domains, interacting with complex referral pathways and immigration-related concerns to delay care.

Cite This Study

Khanom et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3440926e14a848b20c1 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70861

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