Barriers to care

Question 1

What are cognitive barriers

Answer 1

Not understanding the information that is provided

Question 2

What are perception issues

Answer 2

A lack of accurate information and support

Question 3

What are emotional / psychological barriers?

Answer 3

caused by other people’s attitudes leading to feelings of isolation or being stigmatised. Lack of confidence, may prevent people from seeking help from services

Question 4

What are examples of resource barriers

Answer 4

Lack of resources available to support someone e.g. no beds available in a mental health ward

Question 5

What are physical barriers?

Answer 5

Barriers that stop someone physically accessing help e.g. lack of lifts in a building for someone with impaired mobility

Question 6

List some other types of barriers that you can think of that might impair someone accessing services / care?

Answer 6

Lack of awareness of resources availableIndividual preferences - wanting to see a specific worker who might not be availableGeographical location / cost of transport to get to a specific place where support is availableFinancial constraints if someone has to pay for additional support / careFamily concerns might dissuade someone from seeking help