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Travellers facing discrimination from NHS, report warns
A report conducted by the Romani Cultural & Arts Company has warned that gypsies and travellers are facing discriminatory barriers to accessing healthcare in Wales.
The report surveyed around 100 gypsies and travellers as part of the study, between April 2016 and March 2017.
It cited cases were pregnant travellers were unable to have visitors because of the concern that large groups could cause tensions and lead to conflict.
Julie Morgan chairwoman of the assembly's Gypsy and Traveller Committee Labour AM, claimed the discrimination was an ‘absolute disgrace’.
Official statistics indicate that over 900 Gypsy and traveller families live in caravans across Wales, with 35 per cent living on sites in Cardiff and Pembrokeshire alone.
The travellers complained of difficulties accessing GP services, claiming they faced discrimination from receptionists and barriers filling in registration forms as many are illiterate.
Dr Adrian Marsh, author of the report, said: "It's very shocking to hear some of the ways people have been treated in the health service.
"There have been very good examples, very good relationships with district nurses, with GPs, but also a lot of stories of discrimination; difficulties getting access to the health service, ways people had been treated, stigma, and this really illustrates it, and it is really something we have got to tackle."
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