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Barriers to Health and Social Care

Help - Financial Barriers

* Income

* Travel Costs/Parking Costs

* Family Needs

* Transport costs money (even if the hospital is a long way to go)

* Cost of subscription - some people may not be able to afford

* Time of work - if you have an appointment for hospital and you miss one day of work it also means you have lost some of your wages.

Problems Caused -

* Some people may not choose to go to their hospital appointments and they will miss their treatment

* Childcare

* Cost of description are high - having to choose headache tablets for yourself but however to overcome them -

* Decisions have to be made

* Some hospitals will allow you cheaper parking/in some circumstance maybe free parking spaces can be allowed for certain parking hours

* Social services can grant and give you extra money or provide travel passes

* Ring and ride can be used but it has to be booked in advance

Geographical Barriers -

* Hospitals are a distance away which means you may need to go to a treatment and the travel of cost is going to be too much

* Traffic is too much people are going to cancel their appointments/check ups

* Childcare problems - children grow up to go to school and her appointment is at 3o'clock so who is going to pick up the children as she may be a single parent but however to overcome them -

* Hire a childcare - for someone to pick the children up from school or nursery etc.

* Talk to your GP/social services

Disability Barriers -

* Wheelchair users may find it difficult to access some areas or the hospitals so ramps or lifts may be needed

* If your blind you can't follow the lines so you might miss where you're going and if your deaf you can't hear people talking to you so you should talk to your GP/social service to arrange someone who will guide you

* Mental disabilities/ mental differences - mental/blind and deaf charities can help you

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