Access to health services and barriers

There are lots of different healthcare services and some includes-

• Hospitals.
• Care homes.
• Comunity groups.
• Doctors.
• Dentists.
• Therapy.
• Walk-incentre.
• Nursery.

• Feelings - fear, anxiety, shame, worry, paranoia, embarassment.
• Travel / transport - no bus services, can't drive, rural area, long travel distances.
• Affordability - no money or could not afford prescriptions.
• Waiting lists.
• Not liking it - whether it be the professional (e.g therapist) or healthcare service (e.g hosipital).
• Mental health issues - such as no confidence, anxiety, paranoia, depression.
• Living in a deprived area - could be scared to leave.
• No disabled person’s access.
• Severity of illness.
• Time-consuming.
• Cleanliness.

• Resources.
• Cultural.
• Physical.
• Psychological.
• Geographical.
• Financial/.
• Organisational.

• Time.
• No disbility access.
• Cleanliness of services.
• Lack of staff.
• Lack of information about services.
• Lack of money to fund services.
• Large demand for services.

• Do not believe in using manmade medicines.
• Cultural beliefs about who should provide care and how illness and social problems should be dealt with.
• Difficulties in using English.

• No disability access.
• Severity of illness.
• Lack of lifts.
• Stairs.
• Lack of adapted toilet facilities.
• No places to leave equipment - prams, buggies.
• Communication difficulties.

• Scared to leave.
• Fear - of losing independence, of hospitals.
• Stigma associated with some services.
• Not wanting to be looked after.
• Mental health problems.

• Deprivation.
• Location of service or practitioner.
• Lack of public transport.
• Long bus or car journeys.
• Service not available in your area.

• Affordable.
• Charges and fees.
• Not having enough money to pay for services/ prescriptions.
• Services not available within local area due to lack of resources.

• Waiting lists.
• Opening and closing times of a service.