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3. Social and Cultural
barriers Details
Social and Cultural Barriers experienced by people from different social and cultural backgrounds that prevent them from accessing services.
Barriers Definition
Lack of awareness: Not knowing symptoms are serious, not knowing available services.
Types of Social and Differing cultural beliefs: Different needs based on diet, prayer times, gender preferences.
Cultural Barriers Social stigma: Seen negatively due to circumstances.
Fear of loss of independence: Reluctance to seek help to avoid losing independence.
Effects of Social and Prevent people from accessing services, lead to misdiagnosis, make people feel scared or embarrassed, make people reluctant to seek help.
Cultural Barriers
Lack of awareness: Run awareness campaigns, distribute posters and leaflets.
Overcoming Social and Differing cultural beliefs: Respect needs, offer food choices, collaborate with community groups, arrange tests around prayer times.
Cultural Barriers Social stigma: Educate about stigmatised conditions, use posters in waiting rooms.
Fear of loss of independence: Work with people to stay independent, help them make choices, encourage self-help.

4. Language barriers Details
Language Barriers Barriers that make it hard for people to communicate, particularly affecting those who speak English as an additional language or have language or
Definition speech impairments.
Doctors using jargon, people having an accident or being in a country where they don't speak the language, patients speaking little English, speech
Types of Language Barriers
impairments, care providers using slang, information leaflets in one language.
Effects of Language
Barriers Make it difficult to communicate needs, understand patient's needs, and understand information given.
Overcoming Language Use advocates, explain medical information in simpler terms, train staff on language difficulties, avoid slang, provide information in multiple
Barriers languages, use interpreters, hold group meetings for other language speakers.

5. Geographical barriers Details
Geographical Barriers
Definition Barriers that make it difficult for people to get from their home to the services they need, usually related to distance from the service.
No car parking, expensive car parking or public transport, infrequent public transport, long walk from car park or bus stop, long journey time, unsafe
Types of Geographical Barriers
routes, no direct transport link.
Effects of Geographical Particularly affect those who can't drive, don't have access to good public transport, or are less mobile and can't manage long journeys.
Barriers
Overcoming Geographical
Barriers Offer free parking, use community transport schemes, offer home visits, set up telehealth schemes, do community visits, establish local clinics.