Describe factors which positively affect access to health and social care services. Assess how factors affect access to health and social care services.
Question : Describe factors which positively affect access to health and social care services.
Assess how factors affect access to health and social care services.
Services in Health and Social Care
Learning aim: Explore factors that affect access to health and social care services
Topic B.1 Factors that affect access to health and social care services
1. Geographical location: proximity to services, transport links, local funding arrangements, varying levels of service demand.
2. Socio-economic: education, health awareness and lifestyle choices.
3. Equality and diversity: disability (sensory, physical and mental), cultural/religious (e.g. appointments outside of prayer times, same-sex carers), other relevant factors, e.g. sexual orientation, gender, race, age.
4. Communication: e.g. English as an additional language, age-appropriate language by professionals, use of jargon and acronyms by professionals, not using preferred titles, alternative methods of communication.
5. Financial: cost of transportation, cost of service, funding availability (e.g. local and private funding arrangement), loss of income due to receiving treatments.
6. Quality of care provision: respect from professionals, preserving dignity.
7. How provision can be adapted to improve access to health and social care services:
