Social workers amidst the crisis of medical neoliberalism and welfare state: Perspectives of healthcare workers in private hospitals regarding social work needs in emergency departments in Türkiye
Merve Deniz Pak Gure, Zilan Ugurlu, Mustafa Karatas, Bascillar Mehmet, Karakaya Cihangir
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Merve Deniz Pak Gure, Zilan Ugurlu, Mustafa Karatas, Bascillar Mehmet, Karakaya Cihangir | Yıl: 2025 | Dergi/Kurum: SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE | İndeks: WOS.SSCI | DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2468280 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency department, private hospital, social worker,
The study aims to examine the perspectives of healthcare workers in the emergency departments of private hospitals in T & uuml;rkiye regarding the social work needs in these units. Twenty emergency department specialists participated in this qualitative research. The data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview form. In the analyses made with MAXQDA, 3 themes, and 7 sub-themes were created. The study results show that healthcare professionals encounter patients in need of social work in emergency departments and hospital administrators do not employ social workers due to neoliberal policies.