Barriers To Services

Question 1

Examples of barriers due To specific needs ?

Answer 1

-people with learning and physical disabilities
-People with mental ill health
-older people
-children
-refugees
-people transitioning from one sex to another

Question 2

Examples of barriers due to individual preferences ?

Answer 2

-people with religious and or cultural beliefs who reject certain medicines
-people who exercise their right to be treated in local hospitals
-women who prefer to receive care from women
-people with a terminal illness who choose not to have treatment
-people with mental ill health who may be unable to make decisions for themselves at a particular point in time
-an older person who wants to remain independent

Question 3

What are the other main factors which are barriers to individuals accessing services ?

Answer 3

-financial eg paying for personal care
-social eg homeless cannot get the care they need
-geographical eg people who live in certain areas may not get the same level of service as others
-cultural eg English is not the patients first language