Explain The Effects Of Economic Barriers To Health And Social Care
Financial barrier
Financial barrier might be with how much it cost to access a service. For example, a patient has to pay for medical prescriptions they may not be able to afford it so they do not get the medicine they need. In this case, it costs £115 weekly for Ruth to attend the Bright Buttons Nursery from Monday to Friday at 8am until 6pm. Also, Ruth’s mum pays an additional £7 for her to attend dance classes which cost £122 per week all together. Since it cost a lot of money is spent sometimes Ruth’s mum cannot afford to send Ruth to the nursery on two days which makes it difficult to find someone to provide childcare for Ruth when she is going to work. But, now has been able to get the government pay for her nursery fees which allow Ruth …show more content…
An example is when an individual may need to have specialist treatment which is many miles away and finds it difficult to get there. My service has experienced this barrier before. This is because at times the GP may refer Ruth to a hospital or clinic to check her health and keep her condition under control. But there are times where the clinic or hospital is far and Ruth’s mum is unable to travel there which causes a barrier to Ruth’s health and wellbeing. This could affect her in the long term as she stopped from receiving the care that is needed.
Physical barrier
Physical barrier are objects that prevent an individual from getting where they must go. For example, a wheelchair user is unable to enter a building because there are steps so they can’t get to the entrance. As Ruth is young and is unable to physically go services herself, she would need some to help take her to places like appointments and check-ups. But, if her family members are not able to take her to the services she needs this prevents Ruth from attending her appointment and prevents her from receiving sufficient care which affect Ruth’s wellbeing.
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Financial barrier might be with how much it cost to access a service. For example, a patient has to pay for medical prescriptions they may not be able to afford it so they do not get the medicine they need. In this case, it costs £115 weekly for Ruth to attend the Bright Buttons Nursery from Monday to Friday at 8am until 6pm. Also, Ruth’s mum pays an additional £7 for her to attend dance classes which cost £122 per week all together. Since it cost a lot of money is spent sometimes Ruth’s mum cannot afford to send Ruth to the nursery on two days which makes it difficult to find someone to provide childcare for Ruth when she is going to work. But, now has been able to get the government pay for her nursery fees which allow Ruth …show more content…
An example is when an individual may need to have specialist treatment which is many miles away and finds it difficult to get there. My service has experienced this barrier before. This is because at times the GP may refer Ruth to a hospital or clinic to check her health and keep her condition under control. But there are times where the clinic or hospital is far and Ruth’s mum is unable to travel there which causes a barrier to Ruth’s health and wellbeing. This could affect her in the long term as she stopped from receiving the care that is needed.
Physical barrier
Physical barrier are objects that prevent an individual from getting where they must go. For example, a wheelchair user is unable to enter a building because there are steps so they can’t get to the entrance. As Ruth is young and is unable to physically go services herself, she would need some to help take her to places like appointments and check-ups. But, if her family members are not able to take her to the services she needs this prevents Ruth from attending her appointment and prevents her from receiving sufficient care which affect Ruth’s wellbeing.
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