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| Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services in England | | Author(s) | Maria K Goddard |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Health Economics, University of York |
| Publisher | Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, August 2008 |
| Pages | 63 pp (CHE Research paper 40) |
| Source | The Publications Office, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York YO10 5DD. Email: che-pub@york.ac.uk CHE publications website: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/publications/index.... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Needs [elderly] ; Usage [services] ; Accessibility ; Quality ; England. |
| Annotation | This "country report" for England is part of a larger, collaborative effort between eight European countries to document and analyse access to health care services. It identifies and analyses the barriers to access to health services faced by vulnerable groups in society, and especially those most exposed to social exclusion. It reviews policy initiatives aimed at improving access and equity of access, highlighting the features that appear to be most promising. After identifying and discussing the research evidence on access barriers, the report looks at the specific situations of three vulnerable groups: migrants, asylum seekers and illegal entrants; older people; and people with mental health disorders. It presents a detailed case study on access to mainstream healthcare services by people with mental health problems. Appendix 2 lists mental health voluntary organisations in the UK, giving brief descriptions from their websites. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090924001 E |
| Classmark | L: IK: QLD: 5CA: 59: 82 |
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