Hard Choices and Centering Voices: Healthcare Access for Human Trafficking Survivors in the United Kingdom

This project is based on 13 interviews conducted with human trafficking survivors and their support workers in the United Kingdom. The driving question of this thesis is: How well is the UK government meeting female trafficking survivors’ needs for healthcare access? Through a comparison between the lived experiences of survivors and support workers and the UK's healthcare delivery standards for trafficking survivors, I argue that the government is failing to fully meet the needs of survivors in accessing interpreters, trauma-informed care, routine and emergency care, and psychological services, and it is succeeding in payment for healthcare. I also argue that the charity sector is playing a crucial role in filling these unmet needs for survivors.Bachelor of Art