collocation · academic
healthcare access
UK/ˈhɛlθkeə ˈæksɛs/US/ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈækˌsɛs/HEAL·thcare AC·cess
the ability of people to obtain and use health services when they need them
Examples
“Improving healthcare access in remote areas requires mobile clinics and subsidies.”
“Many countries still struggle to ensure equitable healthcare access for disadvantaged groups.”
“Barriers such as cost and distance limit healthcare access for rural populations.”
Band 8 sentence
“Tackling transport barriers and out-of-pocket costs is essential if we want to improve healthcare access for marginalised communities.”
Collocations
- improve healthcare access
- limited healthcare access
Word family
Common mistakes
health access→healthcare access
access healthcare→access to healthcare
Say it for a higher band
5see a doctor→6access to healthcare→7+healthcare access
Synonyms
access to healthcare
Easily confused
access to healthcare
“Many rural residents have limited access to healthcare.”
healthcare system
“Reforming the healthcare system does not always improve healthcare access.”
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