Equity of access to health services : some relevant issues in an Irish context / prepared by Anna May Harkin.

By:

Harkin, Anna May

Contributor(s):

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Ireland : Institute of Public Health in Ireland, 2001.Description: 47 p. ; 30 cmISBN:

9780954001056 (pbk.)
0954001052

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.1 HAR

Contents:

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	362.1 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		126317

"A background paper prepared for the Working Group on the National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS) and Health".

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction--2. Contribution of Health services to health status--3. Equity of access to health services--4. Persistence of inequities in Access--5. Inequities related to the legislative/regulatory framework.-Access to acute public hospitals- Access to primary care services- Long-stay charges.6. Inequities related to Organisational and Operational Matters-Geographic distribution of services-Integration of services- Validation of waiting lists- Staffing arrangements- Access to information/Education- Special access problems for some groups-Participation- Patient responsiveness of the system in general 7. Inequities arising from competing demands for finite resources--8. Summary of some initiatives in place in ireland--9. Conclusion.