Patient transport is a significant barrier to health care in our community. Assisting and supporting families going through difficult times by supporting them with transport costs, ensures that they attend clinic appointments and continue their planned management.
With patients staying far from the hospital, they sometimes have to stay over closer to the hospital to get daily radiotherapy. Access to food and accommodation can prevent them from coming for their treatment.
Relationships with family and friends play an important role in patient wellness and helps patients cope with their cancer. Support groups and social worker help can have a massive impact on their experience of their management.
Waiting for doctor’s appointments, specific investigations, and operations can take months in a state hospital. Waiting time on the day of these appointments, or waiting at the pharmacy for medication, can take a whole day or more. A day of work, a day of childcare, a day of being functional. A day of leave from work.
The barriers in communication are numerous and include: