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"Those with severe mental illness are more likely to experience some of the most severe health inequalities, dying on average between 10 and 25 years earlier than the rest of the population."

Mental Health Foundation, 2018. Equity and inequality [viewed 23/11/2018]. Available from: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/e/equity-and-inequality.

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Learning disabilities effect people in many ways thus making them more vulnerable.  A disability can affect how a person processes information and also effects their ability to communicate effectively with others. Many people who suffer with disabilities struggle to understand many aspects of day to day living especially in regards to:  “coping independently, understanding new or complex information and learning new skills”.  The world health organisation and the World Bank: “suggest that more than a billion people experience disabilities”. This provides an estimation on the number of people suffering with disabilities who are have potential to be vulnerable.  References:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learning-disabilities/ - Accessed: 23/11/2018https://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/en/ - Accessed: 23/11/2018

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Learning disabilities effect people in many ways thus making them more vulnerable.  A disability can affect how a person processes information and also effects their ability to communicate effectively with others. Many people who suffer with disabilities struggle to understand many aspects of day to day living especially in regards to:  “coping independently, understanding new or complex information and learning new skills”.  The world health organisation and the World Bank: “suggest that more than a billion people experience disabilities”. This provides an estimation on the number of people suffering with disabilities who are have potential to be vulnerable.  References:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learning-disabilities/ - Accessed: 23/11/2018https://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/en/ - Accessed: 23/11/2018

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Number of Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland  

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Number of Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland  

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In the census, 4,200 people identified themselves as 'White: Gypsy/Traveller' (it is likely that some chose not to). Organisations that work with Gypsy/Travellers believe Scotland's community comprises 15,000 to 20,000 people.

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The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all of Scotland's Gypsy/Travellers, a particularly marginalised group.

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People with mental and psychosocial disabilities are a vulnerable group as a result of the way they are treated by society (WHO 2010

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People with mental and psychosocial disabilities are a vulnerable group as a result of the way they are treated by society (WHO 2010

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Mental health and well being have contributing factors such as social factors, social-economic factors and individuals attributes and behaviours

The elderly, over 65's are more vulnerable to mental health problems

Vulnerable groups within mental health: Substance users, ethnic minority groups, homeless people, prisoners/offenders, people with learning disabilities, refugess, people who are lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender.

PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION FOR SCOTLAND, 2018. Mental health: vulnerable groups [online]Public health information for scotland [viewed 23rd November 2018] Available from: https://www.scotpho.org.uk/health-wellbeing-and-disease/mental-health/data/vulnerable-groups/

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An internal memo to staff at NHS National Services Scotland’s Edinburgh Gyle campus in August said the organisation was going to lock all facilities for the weekend after being “made aware of the presence of a travelling community in the local area”.

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At 5.30 the same team issued an apology, which read: "We'd like to apologise for any offence caused by the recent communication that was circulated today, entitled 'Gyle Square gates will be locked from 8pm this evening'. This was not the intention."

However it confirmed the site's gates would still be closed for the weekend.

Holyrood understands a number of staff complained about the discriminatory tone in the email and raised it with trade union representatives, and an apology was sent later in the day.

Travellers have condemned the memo for using "racist and discriminatory stereotypes", while the board has told Holyrood those responsible have been given additional training

Traveller activist and advocate Davie Donaldson said he was "shocked and disturbed" by the wording of the initial memo, and said he hoped those responsible would be held to account for using "false stereotypes."

"There is no excuse for the propagation of racist and discriminatory stereotypes against any community," he told Holyrood.

"The Gypsy/Traveller communities in Scotland face many inequalities, not least in regards to health and access to healthcare services.

"The reality is that false stereotypes of Gypsy/Travellers mean that on a regular basis I am contacted by mothers who tell me midwifes have refused to visit them because they live on a Gypsy/Traveller site; worried daughters who tell me of how ambulances have refused to come onto camps to help the elderly who have collapsed; and pregnant women who have been turned away from A&E and GP's because of their ethnicity."

Donaldson said he had "greatest respect" for the staff who complained about the memo.

A spokesman for NHS National Services Scotland told Holyrood: "We deeply regret the content of that email which did not meet our required standards around equality, diversity and inclusion and is not reflective of our views as an organisation. An apology was issued very quickly and additional training has been put in place.

"NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) aims to be a leading organisation for promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and, as such, it is mandatory for all staff to undertake Equality and Diversity training every three years.

"We have very successful staff equality networks who help shape and develop equality approaches for NSS, and we will continue to build on this.

"However, as an organisation we will learn lessons from this situation to ensure that this does not happen again."

NHS NSS provides support services throughout the NHS in Scotland, including immunisation programmes, data intelligence, blood services and legal support.

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Exclusive: Health board forced to apologise for 'racist' internal memo warning staff about Travellers

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At 5.30 the same team issued an apology, which read: "We'd like to apologise for any offence caused by the recent communication that was circulated today, entitled 'Gyle Square gates will be locked from 8pm this evening'. This was not the intention." However it confirmed the site's gates would still be closed for the weekend.

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Mental Health Inequalities in Scotland Briefing " Scottish Recovery Network

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People can and do recover from serious and long-term mental health problems. SRN is designed to raise awareness and promote the issue of recovery.

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The race equality action plan sets out the key actions for the Scottish Government to drive positive change for minority ethnic communities.

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A fairer Scotland for all: race equality action plan and highlight report 2017-2021

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The race equality action plan sets out the key actions for the Scottish Government to drive positive change for minority ethnic communities.

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"To stay in the UK as a refugee you must be unable to live safely in any part of your own country because you fear persecution there.

If you’re stateless, your own country is the country you usually live in.

This persecution must be because of:

your race

your religion

your nationality

your political opinion

anything else that puts you at risk because of the social, cultural, religious or political situation in your country, for example, your gender, gender identity or sexual orientation

You must have failed to get protection from authorities in your own country. "

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A survey is conducted every 7 years to find to discover with numbers of people with mental health problems in England the following data is from 2016.

Generalised anxiety disorder 5.9 in 100 people

Depression 3.3 in 100 people

Phobias  2.4 in 100 people

OCD 1.3 in 100 people

Panic disorder 0.6 in 100 people

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 4.4 in 100 people

Mixed anxiety and depression 7.8 in 100 people

McManus S, Bebbington P, Jenkins R, Brugha T. (eds.) (2016). Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult psychiatric morbidity survey 2014. Leeds: NHS digital.

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Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010

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Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010

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"You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities".
https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

"We think of adults as being vulnerable if they’re permanently or temporarily unable to care for themselves and their interests, either through a mental or physical cause. Vulnerable adults are open to risks of psychological and physical harm or being exploited for other people’s benefit". http://rcnhca.org.uk/sample-page/safeguarding-adults-and-children/whos-vulnerable/

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People with mental health problems are also more likely to be part of other groups with significant inequalities...

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People with mental health problems are also more likely to be part of other groups with significant inequalities...

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"Health inequalities is an extremely complex issue. Extensive research has shown that people who are most affected by societal inequalities related to factors such as low income, gender, social position, ethnic origin, geography, age and disability are more likely to have poorer physical and mental health than the general population."

Public Health Information for Scotland, 2018. Health inequalities: an introduction [viewed 23/11/2018]. Available from: https://www.scotpho.org.uk/comparative-health/health-inequalities/introduction/.

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TheGypsy/Travelling community are often normatively identified by

researchers and professionals as a vulnerable group due to increased morbidity and mortality

(Goward et al. 2006; Parry et al. 2007)as well as their marginalised status within society(Van Cleemput 2007; McCaffery 2009).

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People over the age of 65 years receive a state pension.

There are 11.8 Million people over the age of 65 in the U.K

The number of people aged 65+ is expected to rise by 40% in the next 17 years

3.64 Million People in the U.K Over the age 65+ live alone.  70% of those are woman

60% of older people in the U.K feel that discrimination exists in their daily life

Based on the ten – year average, this winter 28,600 older people could die prematurely from the cold (over 9 per hour, or 1 person every 6 minutes)

The healthy life expectancy of people living in England is 64.0 years for Women and 63.4 for Men
(Age U.K, 2018)

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According to research most disabled Gypsy/Travellers and carers do not access social care services regularly.

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Gypsy/Travellers: Social care and housing services - gov.scot

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Making public services in health and housing available to Gypsy/Traveller communities.

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Abuse by health and social care workers

Health and social care workers are responsible for providing health or social care. This includes: GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, health care assistants, counsellors, therapists and occupational therapists.

All health and social care workers must adhere to certain standards of care, including maintaining professional boundaries and treating people with dignity and respect.

However, we know that sometimes this doesn’t happen and people receive poor quality mental health care. In some cases, this can amount to abuse.
Mind (2018)

MIND, 2018.

Abuse by health and social care workers. [online] Mind.[viewed 23rd November]. available from

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/abuse/abuse-by-health-and-social-care-workers/#.W_gDWej7Tcs

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" You don't have to be living on the street to be homeless. You may be sleeping on a friend's sofa, staying in a hostel, or living in overcrowded or unsuitable accommodation. " (Shelter Scotland, ND)

Shelter Scotland (ND) confirmed anyone can be affected by homelessness, it can happen to the old and young, refugees and asylum seekers, ex armed forces, ex prisoners and many others.

It can happen to anyone, and there can be many reasons that this leads onto homeless people being vulnerable:

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The European Journal of Public Health states that "A vulnerable person seeking Asylum is classed as a woman, children under 7 years, and elderly over 65 years"
Of these vulnerable groups the majority were woman and elderly people. It was also found that vulnerable Asylum Seekers were mostly in countries with the highest deprivation.
Bozorgmehr, K et al. (n.d.) Multiple deprivation and distribution of vulnerable asylum-seekers: a small-area analysis in Germany. European Journal of Public Health. [Online] 26 (suppl_1), .

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" Homeless die 30 years younger than average" (NHS, Dec 21st 2011) 

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" Homeless die 30 years younger than average" (NHS, Dec 21st 2011) 

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The average homeless person has a life expectancy of 47 compared to rest of the population which is 77.

"The life expectancy of the homeless in England was reported to be similar to that of the inhabitants in the war stricken Democratic Republic of Congo, in Central Africa" (NHS uk, Dec2011)

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In a recent analysis of the population of ‘looked after’ children and young people in England, Dan Allen estimated that Gypsy and Traveller children were three times more likely to be taken into care than any other child. Between 2009 and 2015, there has been an increase of 733% of Gypsy or Roma children in foster care and an increase of 200% of Traveller children in foster care.

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The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018-2022

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The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018-2022

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The aim of this strategy is to provide support and guidance to asylum seekers and refugees. These include:
- People who have been granted
- People seeking asylum
- Those who have applied and been refused.
The strategy recognized that refugees and asylum seekers are not homogeneous group. The strategy contains the following 5 principles:
- Integration from day one.
- A rights based approach.
- Refugee involvement
-Inclusive communities.
- Partnerships and collaborations

The outcomes and actions of the strategy are to keep asylum families and refugees at the heart of the community in which they currently
part of as this recognizes the importance of a strong community.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/new-scots-refugee-integration-strategy-2018-2022/pages/3/

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NSS issues apology to staff and Gypsy/Traveller communities

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NSS issues apology to staff and Gypsy/Traveller communities

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NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) apologises unreservedly for any offence that has been caused to the Gypsy/Traveller communities following an internal staff memo. We recognised that we had made a mistake and immediately tried to retract the message, and issued an apology.

An email detailing the weekend closure of the gates at our Gyle Square site was issued to all staff on 31 August and made specific mention of the travelling community.

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NSS issues apology to staff and Gypsy/Traveller communities

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NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) apologises unreservedly for any offence that has been caused to the Gypsy/Traveller communities following an internal staff memo.

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Half of people with disabilities whom are of working age are employed, with the correct support in place (NHS 2017)

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An individual who is defined as having a defiency, disease, condition or disorder ( Boyd, Kenneth M, 2015)

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"Compared with the general population, Gypsies and Travellers are more likely to suffer bad health. This includes lower life expectancy, high infant mortality rates, high

maternal mortality rates, low child immunisation levels, higher prevalence of anxiety and depression, chronic cough or bronchitis (even after smoking is taken into account), asthma, chest pain and diabetes (DCLG, 2012), and higher rates of smoking (Aspinall and Mitton, 2014).This is exacerbated by the fact that many

Gypsies and Travellers remain unregistered with GPs (RCGP, 2013). "

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What makes those with disabilities vulnerable

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What makes those with disabilities vulnerable

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Increased risk if;
isolated, + have little contact with others
memory problems, or trouble communicating
Dependant on others
Your carer may rely on you for income, housing etc
You trust + rely on others for support
(NHS 2018)

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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children are particularly vulnerable in a school setting and subjected to bullying (DfE, 2014). Because of the transience of these pupils,

head teachers report difficulties in quickly accessing funding, for example, the pupil premium, for new

pupils. There was also a shortage of expertise to provide effective

support to Roma pupils (Ofsted, 2014).

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Homeless people are more than 9 times more likely to take their own life (crisis.org.uk nd)

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Homeless people are more than 9 times more likely to take their own life (crisis.org.uk nd)

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Homeless people are 17 times more likely to be victims of crime (crisis.org.uk nd)

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Those with disabilities should have freedom, dignity, choice + control over thier lives (NHS 2018)

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Key Information about Asylum SeekersMany people believe that Asylum seekers come to the UK to claim benefits. In fact, most know nothing about welfare benefits before they arrive and had no expectation that they would receive financial support. (Refugee Council)Almost all asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK. From a limited income of up to £5.00 per day, many families have to pay for basics such as clothing, food and personal hygiene products such as nappies. (Refugee Council)Asylum seekers are not able to choose the property that they will live in. The property is allocated by the local council and is often a ‘hard to let’ property that other people do not wish to live in. (Refugee Council)More than a fifth of asylum seeking women have experienced sexual violence in the UK.  (Refugee Council)References:Refugee Council, Chance or Choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK, 2010Refugee Council, The Children's Society Briefing highlighting the gap between asylum support and mainstream benefits, 2012 Independent Asylum Commission citizens’ inquiry in The Independent, 2007)Refugee Council, The experiences of refugee women in the UK, 2012)

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Key Information about Asylum SeekersMany people believe that Asylum seekers come to the UK to claim benefits. In fact, most know nothing about welfare benefits before they arrive and had no expectation that they would receive financial support. (Refugee Council)Almost all asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK. From a limited income of up to £5.00 per day, many families have to pay for basics such as clothing, food and personal hygiene products such as nappies. (Refugee Council)Asylum seekers are not able to choose the property that they will live in. The property is allocated by the local council and is often a ‘hard to let’ property that other people do not wish to live in. (Refugee Council)More than a fifth of asylum seeking women have experienced sexual violence in the UK.  (Refugee Council)References:Refugee Council, Chance or Choice? Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK, 2010Refugee Council, The Children's Society Briefing highlighting the gap between asylum support and mainstream benefits, 2012 Independent Asylum Commission citizens’ inquiry in The Independent, 2007)Refugee Council, The experiences of refugee women in the UK, 2012)

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The reasons that contribute to someone becoming homeless (e.g. alcohol or drug addiction) can often become aggravated once the person is homeless, thus creating a vicious circle (crisis.org.uk nd) 

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The reasons that contribute to someone becoming homeless (e.g. alcohol or drug addiction) can often become aggravated once the person is homeless, thus creating a vicious circle (crisis.org.uk nd) 

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Those seeking asylum are vulnerable in many ways. They are living in poverty and experience poor health and hunger. Many families are not able to pay for the basics such as clothing and essential goods for their children such as powdered milk and nappies (Refuge Council, 2018).

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Those seeking asylum are vulnerable in many ways. They are living in poverty and experience poor health and hunger. Many families are not able to pay for the basics such as clothing and essential goods for their children such as powdered milk and nappies (Refuge Council, 2018).

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Another area of vulnerability is that some may not report crime and sexual assault to police for worry that they will be detained and deported (Refuge Action, n.d).

Refuge Council, 2018. The facts about Asylum [Viewed 28th November 2018] Available from: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy_research/the_truth_about_asylum/facts_about_asylum_-_page_2