Homelessness as a Barrier to Human Rights and Healthcare Provision
Received Date: Sep 11, 2019 / Accepted Date: Oct 23, 2019 / Published Date: Oct 30, 2019
Abstract
The most vulnerable members of our society are often the ones who are most vulnerable to human rights abuses. This paper considers the socio-political context of homelessness within the United Kingdom, and argues that the homeless population is being denied the right to healthcare provision, due to structural barriers, policies and services which are designed to exclude. Homelessness in the UK has more than doubled in the last six years, and whilst it is recognized to be a public health concern, systems are failing homeless people, and leading to increased discrimination, stigma, and exclusion.
Keywords: Homelessness; Healthcare; Public health; Exclusion; Poverty
Citation: Iveson H, Butler N, Weatherhead S (2019) Homelessness as a Barrier to Human Rights and Healthcare Provision. J Comm Pub Health Nursing 5: 233. Doi: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000233
Copyright: © 2019 Iveson H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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