Health & Social care - barriers

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Cognitive impairments are conditions that affect thinking skills, memory, attention, reasoning, problem-solving, decision making, and learning abilities.
Sensory impairment refers to the loss of one or more senses, including sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and balance.
Physical disability is when someone has difficulty with physical tasks, such as walking or using their hands.
Hearing impairment affects communication and social interaction, while visual impairment affects mobility and independence.
Physical Barrier
People with physical disabilities can struggle when accessing care services, even when the building has been adapted
Difficulties of physical barriers
lifts out of order
electrical issues
weather
slippery surfaces
building with narrow doors
needing to change wheelchairs
How to face the difficulties of physical barriers
avoid busy times
report road and pavement problems
plan access for quieter days
plan routes carefully
feedback to local council
maintain regularly equipment
Intellectual functioning
They may struggle to learn, reason, make decisions or solve problems
Causes of Intellectual Barriers
genetics
childhood illness
problems during pregnancy
diet
lifestyle choices
problems during childbirth
other
Learning disability nurses
work with the individual and their family to provide specialist health care
How to overcome intellectual barriers
longer appointment times
advocates
interpersonal skills
communication cards
easy read leaflets
health passport
learning disability nurses
all about me documents
Resource barriers
Affects the physical equipment doctors have and/or people/staff working on the job
Funding the NHS
Taxations- pay tax on their income plus other items such as tobacco and alcohol
Funding the NHS
Natural insurance contributions - most people who earn an income pay this
What does the UK treasury fund for
medical research
paying people
medication
uniforms
equipment
transport
electricity
maintenance
food
Financial barriers
Free prescription
over 60
under 16
under 19 and in full time education
pregnant
cancer
low income
Financial barriers
Dental Care
under 18
19 and full time education
pregnant women
in NHS hospital for treatment
Financial barriers
Eye care
over 60
under 16
people who are partially sighted/blind
prisoners on leave
glaucoma/diabetes
Sensory barriers
Affects the senses etc. sight, hearing, tasting, feel
Sensory barriers
Overcoming barrier
providing information in large print (vision impairment)
using good communication skills (hearing impairment)
Social, cultural + psychological barriers
Anxiety about accessing services
self diagnosis
stigma (sexual health)
drug & alcohol problems
fear of life changing diagnosis
opening hours
cultural barriers
negative experience & mental health difficulties
Language barrier
communication challenges
a person with dementia might switch to native language that they spoke as a child
some might know what to say but don't know how to say it
Language barrier
Overcoming barrier
fact sheets that have been translated into native language
professional translators
google translate (electronic assistance)
family members
Geographical barriers
Why?
Public transport might not be available
travelling for appointment every week exhausting
public transport very expensive
people who walk could feel unsafe, tired
car park far away affects mobility users
Geographical barriers
How to overcome it
voluntary services provide direct transport for reasonable costs
mobile health surveillances
hospitals refund car parking charges
NHS attend anywhere