Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsTable 212: To what extent do you feel you have the same opportunities to access thefollowing services as everyone else? (Questionnaire item C2_2)Worse Same Better nTotal ROI GP services 9.5% 75.3% 15.2% 1,669NI GP services 17.0% 73.0% 9.9% 382ROI PHN services 9.9% 75.6% 14.4% 1,580NI Health Visitor services 17.4% 74.9% 7.7% 339ROI A&E services 14.9% 72.3% 12.8% 1,626NI A&E services 17.9% 73.5% 8.6% 374ROI General hospital services 13.7% 73.3% 13.0% 1,627NI General hospital services 17.8% 76.2% 6.0% 365ROI Mental Health Services 15.0% 72.2% 12.8% 1,371NI Mental Health Services 26.3% 69.7% 4.0% 327Male ROI GP services 10.7% 74.7% 14.6% 699NI GP services 19.7% 70.9% 9.4% 203ROI PHN services 10.8% 75.3% 13.9% 657NI Health Visitor services 22.5% 70.5% 6.9% 173ROI A&E services 15.8% 71.4% 12.7% 683NI A&E services 20.1% 71.4% 8.5% 199ROI General hospital services 14.9% 73.0% 12.1% 686NI General hospital services 21.0% 73.3% 5.6% 195ROI Mental Health Services 16.5% 71.5% 12.0% 576NI Mental Health Services 30.2% 64.5% 5.2% 172Female ROI GP services 8.7% 75.6% 15.7% 964NI GP services 14.0% 75.4% 10.6% 179ROI PHN services 9.4% 75.7% 14.9% 917NI Health Visitor services 12.0% 79.5% 8.4% 166ROI A&E services 14.2% 72.9% 12.9% 937NI A&E services 15.4% 76.0% 8.6% 175ROI General hospital services 12.7% 73.6% 13.7% 935NI General hospital services 14.1% 79.4% 6.5% 170ROI Mental Health Services 13.8% 72.7% 13.5% 791NI Mental Health Services 21.9% 75.5% 2.6% 155Respondents were asked to rate various difficulties in accessing health care services. The barriersidentified were waiting list, cited by 62.7% of respondents in ROI and 46.8% in NI, embarrassment(47.8% in ROI and 50.0% in NI) and lack of information (37.3% in ROI and 28.6% in NI). The top-rankeddifficulties were comparable for men and women and according to age group.171