Public services

Access to care services: Early childhood education and care, healthcare and long-term care

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8 Ottobre 2020
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Autore(i): 
Dubois, Hans; Leončikas, Tadas; Molinuevo, Daniel; Campajola, Martina

Risultati principali

  • Policymakers should pay attention to the various outcomes across the spectrum of access problems, not just unmet needs. People may eventually meet their care needs but face difficulties throughout the process.
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  • Policymakers should pay attention to the various outcomes across the spectrum of access problems, not just unmet needs. People may eventually meet their care needs but face difficulties throughout the process.
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  • Unaffordability is a key barrier, but reducing the cost of care does not address this if broader household income and expenditure needs are not taken into account.
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  • To effectively enforce the right to access, it is important to focus on the multiple dimensions along the whole process, from identifying to meeting needs, addressing household, organisational and societal factors.
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  • Many people do not use early childhood education and care or long-term care due to having informal care arrangements in place – but could benefit from using the services if they were more affordable, better-tailored or of higher quality.
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  • To become more resistant to economic shocks, access to healthcare should rely less on income and employment.
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Sommario

The right of access to good-quality care services is highlighted in the European Pillar of Social Rights. This report focuses on three care services: early childhood education and care (ECEC), healthcare, and long-term care. Access to these services has been shown to contribute to reducing inequaRead more

The right of access to good-quality care services is highlighted in the European Pillar of Social Rights. This report focuses on three care services: early childhood education and care (ECEC), healthcare, and long-term care. Access to these services has been shown to contribute to reducing inequalities throughout the life cycle and achieving equality for women and persons with disabilities. Drawing on input from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents and Eurofound’s own research, the report presents an overview of the current situation in various EU Member States, Norway and the UK, outlining barriers to the take-up of care services and differences in access issues between population groups. It pays particular attention to three areas that have the potential to improve access to services: ECEC for children with disabilities and special educational needs, e-healthcare and respite care. 

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  • Relazione

    Numero di pagine: 
    88
    N. di riferimento: 
    EF20015
    ISBN: 
    978-92-897-2108-0
    N. di catalogo: 
    TJ-02-20-624-EN-N
    DOI: 
    10.2806/7624
    Permalink: 
    eurofound.link/ef20015
    Catalogue info

    Access to care services: Early childhood education and care, healthcare and long-term care

    Autore(i): 
    Dubois, Hans; Leončikas, Tadas; Molinuevo, Daniel; Campajola, Martina
    Topics: 
    Qualità della vita e servizi pubblici; Servizi pubblici; Social policies; Social protection; Care

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    Cita questa pubblicazione: 

    Eurofound (2020), Access to care services: Early childhood education and care, healthcare and long-term care, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

  • Executive summary

    N. di riferimento: 
    EF20015EN1
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    Access to care services: Early childhood education and care, healthcare and long-term care

    Autore(i): 
    Eurofound

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  • Tables and graphs

    Table 1: Number of respite care recipients, selected countries

    Figure 1: ECEC, healthcare and long-term care in the European Pillar of Social Rights
    Figure 2: General framework for access to care services
    Figure 3: Main reasons for not using professional ECEC, EU27 and the UK, 2018 (%)
    Figure 4: Main reasons for not meeting needs for formal ECEC services, EU27 and the UK, 2016 (%)
    Figure 5: Level of difficulty in affording ECEC services by income group, EU27 and the UK, 2016 (%)
    Figure 6: Proportion of people reporting unmet medical needs and main reason, EU27 and the UK, 2018 (%)
    Figure 7: Main reason for unmet medical needs, EU27 and the UK, 2018 (%)
    Figure 8: Financial barriers to accessing healthcare: ‘unmet needs’ versus ‘access difficulties’, EU27 and the UK, 2016 (%)
    Figure 9a: Unmet needs due to any reason, by employment status, EU27 and the UK, 2010–2018 (%)
    Figure 9b: Unmet needs due to affordability, by employment status, EU27 and the UK, 2010–2018 (%)
    Figure 10: Proportion of people anticipating difficulties paying for particular types of healthcare, by income quartile and employment status, EU27 and the UK, 2016 (%)
    Figure 11: Proportion of people with severe long-standing limitations due to health problems, by age group, EU27 and the UK, 2018 (%)
    Figure 12: Use of formal long-term care in previous 12 months by respondent or someone close to them, country groupings, 2016 (%)
    Figure 13: Proportion of people aged 65+ with some or severe activity limitations who lack assistance, 2014 (%)
    Figure 14: Professional home care: main reason for unmet needs, 2016 (%)
    Figure 15: Proportion of people using professional home care services by hours used, EU27 and the UK, 2016 (%)

Le ricerche effettuate anteriormente al recesso del Regno Unito dall’Unione europea il 31 gennaio 2020, e pubblicate successivamente, possono includere i dati relativi ai 28 Stati membri. Salvo indicazione contraria, successivamente a tale data, la ricerca prende in considerazione unicamente i 27 Stati membri dell’UE (UE28 meno il Regno Unito).

Questa relazione presenta i risultati della ricerca condotta prima della pandemia di coronavirus in Europa nel febbraio 2020. Per questo motivo, i risultati non prendono in considerazione la pandemia.

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