Background Hospital surveys indicate that overall patients are satisfied with hospital food.
However undernutrition is common and associated with a number of negative clinical …

This conceptual paper addresses the health policy goal of equitable access to health care
from a perspective that highlights the role of choice. It sketches a framework around the …

Background: This study assessed service/organisational factors and clients' perceptions that
influenced utilisation of Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in a rural community in Nigeria …

This paper is concerned with geographical access to hospital services by public transport.
By taking advantage of newly available public transport timetable data, a software tool is …

As in many other countries, the number of maternity units has diminished substantially in
France, raising concerns about the reduced accessibility of obstetric services. We describe …

Abstract Background The New Zealand government has made a commitment to reducing
inequalities in health among its population through the New Zealand Health Strategy …

Surgical oncology is one of the most frequently studied surgical specialties with regard to
disparities in quality of care. There is variation in the care received according to nonclinical …

Managing type 2 diabetes in primary care poses many challenges for health professionals in
preventing and managing complications. These challenges are greatly amplified in those …

Objective: To determine the timeliness of access to general practitioner appointments in
South Australia. Design and setting: Face‐to‐face interviews with a random and …

Use of services is dependent on the accessibility and acceptability of services and not
merely on adequacy of supply. 1 Accessibility issues include flexible appointment systems; …