HomeFree Pharmacy Services的动态

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Last week we were pleased to be able to share a longer version of this video at an Accessible Information Standard Listening Event, with people in attendance from local hospitals, Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, NHS England , RNIB and Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey. Surrey Coalition of Disabled People also shared a video of people's experiences. These videos highlighted the importance of the Accessible Information Standard and the impact on individuals when it isn't adhered to and were a key focus of the discussions throughout the meeting. Visit https://lnkd.in/ecM7PEbC for the full video. #IDPD #BeInclusive #AccessibleInformationStandard #YourVoiceCounts

?? "No Place Like Home" – A powerful CBS News report highlights the ongoing struggle for people with disabilities to stay out of institutions and live independently. This eye-opening piece sheds light on the critical need for better support systems and policies that prioritize home-based care. As we work to enhance homecare solutions at HHAeXchange, stories like these remind us of the impact and importance of our mission. Watch the full report here: https://ow.ly/gzxS50SpZNC

?? The healthcare gap for people with intellectual disabilities ?? People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to face barriers to accessing healthcare, including missed health checks and inadequate care. This must change. We’re calling on the government to provide: - Accessible health services that meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. - Regular health checks that are proactive, not just reactive. !! and with an election on 8th march 2025, we need to put the pressure on now !! Your support can help ???????? ???????????? ???????????? ?? ??????????????. Join us in advocating for better healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities. More information on the need for improved health services - and for a template letter to send your story to government ... here ?? https://lnkd.in/gEKKxzU2 #HealthEquity #DisabilityRights #AccessibleCare #HealthForAll

Breaking down barriers in healthcare starts with accessibility. In a new blog post, Ana Jacob, a member of AudioEye’s Disability Employee Resource Group (ERG) and A11iance Community, shares personal insights on the critical need for accessible healthcare. From inaccessible documents to the powerful role of patient advocates, Ana highlights the real challenges patients with disabilities face navigating the system. Take a read to learn how inclusive design can transform healthcare and create environments where everyone feels respected and valued. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eJpvvQFN Alt text: Ana is featured in a circular photo with a red background. Text reads: "Breaking Down Barriers in Healthcare: Perspective from AudioEye’s Disability ERG" by Ana Jacob, with a shield and cross symbol next to the text. #NDEAM #Healthcare #AccessibilityInHealthcare #DisabilityInclusion #InclusiveDesign

FISA’s latest report, A Far Cry from Fair, highlights the persistent barriers that people with disabilities experience in navigating the healthcare system. Pulled from the report, this quote from a parent of a child with a disability demonstrates how accessible equipment like adjustable-height examination tables and wheelchair scales are often not available in healthcare settings.? This leads to poor-quality care and unmet screening needs for people with disabilities. Read A Far Cry from Fair and other resources on the barriers disabled patients face in accessing healthcare: https://lnkd.in/eVtgf9Ep #Access2HealthcareSWPA

This #DisabilityHistoryMonth read this GPhC article on the challenges faced by those with hidden or non-visible disabilities when accessing pharmacy services. Read about how pharmacy teams can make adjustments to better support them: https://bit.ly/4eNXczo #UKDHM

Weigh in on health care equity for people with disabilities. "The GAO has developed a survey to obtain the lived experiences of people with disabilities regarding the barriers they've faced trying to access healthcare. Caregivers can also answer the survey on behalf of the person they care for.": https://lnkd.in/gQ757idE

Today, CHA joins advocates, caregivers, and individuals around the globe in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. This year, Connecticut hospitals and health systems engaged stakeholders to improve important legislation designed to enhance equitable access to healthcare, culminating in the enactment of PA 24-113, An Act Concerning Health Care Accessibility For Persons With A Disability. Work to comply with the new law’s requirements — and ensure patients with disabilities receive equitable treatment — is actively underway at facilities throughout the state. Connecticut hospitals and health systems continue to embrace tools and build infrastructure that break down barriers to care. #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities #CaringforCT #healthequity #healthcareaccess

What barriers have you and yours faced when trying to access healthcare?

One of many of my own barriers: In 2024 I struggled to access Vimpat, an ASM that helps reduce focal seizures and then for me generalized seizures that follow. I’ve been on Vimpat for years. However, it’s the only prescription of all that I take that I cannot use generic, it must be brand name. Private health insurance decided they needed lengthy decisions between my neurologist’s decision, the years of proven effectiveness, the lifetime of medications that haven’t helped, and my own experience and decided I didn’t need it and could try something less expensive (I have, and it’s well documented). The outcome was astronomical medical bills from uncontrolled seizures, loss of income, disruption of my life and relationships, my parenting. Of the many seizures, there was the one last month where I smashed my head on my dad’s garage floor, the one where my glasses broke into my face convulsing on a sidewalk. Also the one where my son was at urgent care for an illness and I had one in the middle of the conversation with the doctor (my son said the doctor wasted one rescue medication spray from my purse because he didn’t use it right. That’s another few thousand dollars lost in one spray.) I haven’t been able to drive since December and had to move away from my family home to have Uber and public transit access for medical care. It takes a lot of time to sell a house and move a family so I’m now living away from them because of uncontrolled epilepsy and intersectional factors. What insurance ended up paying out was tens of thousands more in escalated medical care, rescue therapy refills, than if I’d just been kept on Vimpat. Not to mention the socio-economic and financial impacts on my entire life this year. My epilepsy is in my temporal lobe where emotion also lives. That also led to a hospitalization. Thanks to systemic failure of health insurance and US health disparities failed outcomes of health. What if I didn’t have insurance at all? What if people that do don’t want to access any limited fund resources so there’s more funds for those that won’t ever get an insurance approval because they don’t have the privilege of year of paperwork hassle to get immediately necessary medications? After all this, health insurance decided to override and cover Vimpat again. My neurologist and I said this could all happen but our voices and lived experiences didn’t matter. This is one experience in just a span of months. I have a lifetime of them and others with additional intersectionalities have exponentially more. This length post is a simplified version of many more complexities that are interwoven. Please take this survey if you have a disability and want to share: