Service Users

If you are not sure what to look into but know you would like to focus on a specific type of service user, whether it be a certain community, a child, a vulnerable adult or the elderly, we have some suggestions for you!

Example service user dissertation topic 1:

An exploration of attitudes and perceptions of oppression apparent between healthcare practitioners and the Polish community

Polish nationals can be viewed as exploited and Chen, Vanek and Carr (2004) suggest that migrant workers do not always have appropriate access to emergency health care. This, when combined with a lack of recognition for countless migrant workers, can further hamper the ability of Polish people to adequately access health care provision within the UK. Building upon the Social Oppression matrix of Hardiman and Jackson (1997) this dissertation evaluates how oppression can manifest itself within health care within the UK with reference to a particular ethnic community.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Chen, M., Vanek, J. and Carr, M., 2004. Mainstreaming informal employment and gender in poverty reduction. London: Commonwealth Secretariat. Hardiman, R. and Jackson, R., 1997. Conceptual foundations for social justice courses. New York: Routledge.