inequalities in healthcare

Question 1

name two organisational barriers to accessing healthcare

Answer 1

financial- charges for specific treatment. travel costs and cost of time off work

institutional- admin requirements, language barriers, functioning of booking systems and waiting lists

Question 2

what is the inverse care law and how does it cause health inequality

Answer 2

availability of good healthcare varies inversely for the population that need it, meaning locations (poor socioeconomic) that need the services have nothing. areas that don’t need it as soo much have a lot.

Question 3

what are health inequalities often narrowly linked too

Answer 3

behaviour and choice

Question 4

health systems form part of the social determinants of health so how does this impact on health inequalities

Answer 4

can improve or worsen health inequalities

Question 5

what are the social determinants of health

Answer 5

The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.

Question 6

There are inequalities in health, linked to socio-economic status. do they exist in uk or globally

Answer 6

trick question both, they can manifest across all health conditions

Question 7

why is it difficult for homeless people to access healthcare

Answer 7

can’t register at gp, stigma and discrimination, health challenges such as housing food drug dependency, fear and distrust

Question 8

summarise how healthcare systems can cause or exacerbate inequalities in health

Answer 8

organisational barriers
unequal avalibility of care(inverse law)
stigma and discrimination to vulnerable or those living with illness(e.g homeless or hiv)

Question 9

what is proportionate universalism and how can it address inequalities

Answer 9

it is delivering resources at a scale and intensity proportionally to the need and demand. universally available not just for those in need but can respond to new presenting cases that need it

Question 10

how does cultural and social competence allow clinical practice to intervene in health inequalities

Answer 10

Paying attention to the social/structural determinants of health in clinical practice
• Avoids narrow emphasis on individual choice and behaviour in producing health outcomes

Question 11

how can integrated responses from public health and medics help inequalities

Answer 11

ensure fair funding of health services, address barriers, train competent staff with regulations in place to protect from misconduct,