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Barriers to Health CareBarriers to Health Care

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Barriers to care services

Opening times

Opening times

Costs Attitudes

Lack of disabled access

Location (geographical)

Language

language

discrimination

Lack of information

Waiting times/ lists

Labelling and stereotypes

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Barriers to accessBarriers to accessDefinition Factors preventing the use

of care

Early Years examples •Shortage of provision

•Location and transport

•Cultural needs

Social Care Examples

•Attitude (stigma)

•Cost (means-testing)

•Eligibility

Health Care examples

•Physical barriers

•Cost

•Language/culture

•Bed blocking

•Prejudice, labelling, stereotyping

•Lack of information

•Geographical

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Care ProvisionCare Provision

Care practise

Legislation

Policies and standards

Care Value Base

Procedures

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Care Value baseCare Value base

• The CVB is an important concept, The CVB is an important concept, which has been adopted by the which has been adopted by the caring professions.caring professions.

• The CVB is incorporated in the codes The CVB is incorporated in the codes of conduct and codes of practise of of conduct and codes of practise of employers within the Health, Social employers within the Health, Social Care and Early years professions.Care and Early years professions.

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Care Value BaseCare Value Base Anti-discriminatory practise

Promoting and supporting rights

Promoting effective communication

Maintaining confidentiality

Acknowledging personal beliefs and identity

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AccessAccess

• There are many ways in which the public can There are many ways in which the public can access Health Care Services.access Health Care Services.

• Referrals – self referralReferrals – self referral - third party referral- third party referral - professional referral- professional referral• Equal access to care servicesEqual access to care services

Why would unequal access prevent you from Why would unequal access prevent you from receiving the care you need? receiving the care you need?

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REFERRAL SYSTEMSREFERRAL SYSTEMS

FRIEND OR RELATIVE

G pService user

Service User

G P

service User

G PSocial worker

Home Help

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Workshop TasksWorkshop TasksRelated to slides 2 and 3Related to slides 2 and 3

• Identify as many barriers as you can, which Identify as many barriers as you can, which may prevent people from obtaining the care may prevent people from obtaining the care services which they require.services which they require.

• Identify the social groups that are most Identify the social groups that are most likely to experience cost, physical problems likely to experience cost, physical problems and language issues as ‘barriers’ to and language issues as ‘barriers’ to accessing the care they requireaccessing the care they require

• Identify which group of people which are Identify which group of people which are less likely to use a GP. Identify as many less likely to use a GP. Identify as many reasons for this. ( gender issue)reasons for this. ( gender issue)

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Workshop TasksWorkshop Tasksrelated to slides 4,5 & 6related to slides 4,5 & 6

• What is the care value base and how is it used in What is the care value base and how is it used in a care setting?a care setting?

• What is anti-bias/ discriminatory practise?What is anti-bias/ discriminatory practise?

• How do you promote effective communication?How do you promote effective communication?

• Obtain a code of practise/ ethics from as many Obtain a code of practise/ ethics from as many different care professions as you can and review different care professions as you can and review them. (You may be able to download them from them. (You may be able to download them from web pages) web pages)