Geographic Disparities in Contraception Access
18 items
1 source
Geographic disparities ('postcode lottery') in primary care access to long-acting reversible contraception.
Cross-Source Insight
Geographic Disparities in Contraception Access has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
18 PFD reports
This theme has been identified in one data source. As more data is added, cross-references may emerge.
PFD Reports (18)
Keith Reynolds
Concerns: Mechanical thrombectomy services are unavailable outside 9 am-5 pm due to insufficient neuroradiologists, posing a risk of preventable deaths for patients requiring urgent treatment.
Responded
Greta Lewis
Concerns: There is a critical gap in the availability of the time-sensitive thrombectomy procedure for severe stroke patients across the South West region.
Responded
Michelle Mason
Concerns: Lancashire lacks a 24/7 thrombectomy service and a clear plan for its delivery, compounded by non-stroke specialists' misunderstanding of service availability and a lack of regional mutual aid.
Responded
Phyllis Hart
Concerns: The County Hospital in Stafford lacked an essential vascular team, meaning urgent vascular opinions could not be obtained, posing a risk to patient care.
Responded
Locket Williams
Concerns: Insufficient in-county psychiatric inpatient beds for children persist, with new units inadequate for demand or specific needs. A new suicide risk assessment system lacks clear alerts on medical records, risking clinicians missing vital information.
Responded
Christine Booker
Concerns: Dorset County Hospital lacks out-of-hours interventional radiology, forcing patients needing urgent, life-saving interventions to be transferred, which creates potentially critical treatment delays.
Responded
Jasbir Pahal
Concerns: The hyper-acute stroke unit offers a thrombectomy service for only 20.8% of the week, denying patients crucial time-sensitive treatment based on their home address and time of stroke.
Overdue
Anthony Williams
Concerns: National shortages of specialist scanning facilities and delays in the two-week cancer pathway lead to delayed diagnoses and treatments, resulting in poorer patient outcomes and advanced disease.
Responded
Charlotte Burton
Concerns: A nationwide shortage of trained cardiologists, particularly out-of-hours, leads to reliance on non-specialist staff, risking delayed or inadequate assessment for patients with suspected cardiac problems.
Overdue
Sarah Read
Concerns: There is no provision for out-of-hours Thrombectomy Service after 5pm in Lancashire, and a lack of regional coordination means this urgent, lifesaving stroke treatment is unavailable when needed.
Responded
Anthony Reedman
Concerns: The lack of a 24/7 thrombectomy service in Cornwall creates a "postcode lottery" for stroke patients, compounded by the absence of a service level agreement with the nearest specialist unit.
Overdue
Violet Howard
Concerns: There is a critical gap in dermatology commissioning for Royal Oldham Hospital inpatients, excluding those from outside the local area unless their skin condition becomes an emergency.
Responded
Sean Kay
Concerns: A critical gap in mental health service provision in Norfolk and Waveney meant high-risk patients did not meet criteria for available support, leaving them without appropriate care.
Responded
Susan Adams
Concerns: Patients living near county boundaries face difficulties accessing consistent secondary psychiatric care, as crisis and long-term treatment services are split across different jurisdictions.
Responded
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Concerns: There is limited public awareness of stroke risks associated with cocaine use and variable access to thrombectomy services due to geographical and timing factors.
Responded
Constance Robinson
Concerns: Limited 24/7 hyper acute stroke unit availability in Greater Manchester led to extended ambulance travel and delayed urgent medical assessment, impacting patient care, especially overnight.
Overdue
Robert Lloyd
Concerns: Geographical isolation and reduced transport options severely limited face-to-face alcohol support services, leading to reliance on less effective video links and decreased engagement for island residents.
Overdue
Emmanuel Akinmuyiwa
Concerns: The absence of a clear regional protocol for sickle cell disease management led to staff lacking knowledge of crisis symptoms and necessary treatment, compounded by funding issues.
Overdue