Unmet need for GP services due to lack of childcare Definition need for GP services due to lack of childcare is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem but not visiting a GP because their parents or caregivers lacked childcare for other children, in the past 12 months. Question C2.29 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem but did not visit a GP because you could not arrange childcare for other children? Yes / No / Doesn’t apply Unmet need for after-hours services due to cost Definition Unmet need for after-hours services due to cost is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem outside regular office hours but not visiting an after-hours medical centre because of cost, in the past 12 months. Question C2.49 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem outside regular office but you did not take him/her to an after-hours medical centre because of cost? Didn’t have a medical problem outside regular office hours / Yes, didn’t go because of cost / No Unmet need for after-hours services due to lack of transport Definition need for after-hours services due to lack of transport is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem outside regular office hours but not visiting an medical centre due to lack of transport, in the past 12 months. Question C2.50 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem outside regular office hours but you did not take him/her to an after-hours medical centre because you had no transport to get there? Yes, didn’t go because had no transport to get there / No Unfilled prescription due to cost Definition Unfilled prescription due to cost is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as being when parents got a prescription for their child but did not collect one or more prescription items because of cost, in the past 12 months.
Unmet need for GP services due to lack of childcare Definition need for GP services due to lack of childcare is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem but not visiting a GP because their parents or caregivers lacked childcare for other children, in the past 12 months. Question C2.29 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem but did not visit a GP because you could not arrange childcare for other children? Yes / No / Doesn’t apply Unmet need for after-hours services due to cost Definition Unmet need for after-hours services due to cost is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem outside regular office hours but not visiting an after-hours medical centre because of cost, in the past 12 months. Question C2.49 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem outside regular office but you did not take him/her to an after-hours medical centre because of cost? Didn’t have a medical problem outside regular office hours / Yes, didn’t go because of cost / No Unmet need for after-hours services due to lack of transport Definition need for after-hours services due to lack of transport is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as having had a medical problem outside regular office hours but not visiting an medical centre due to lack of transport, in the past 12 months. Question C2.50 In the past 12 months, was there a time when [child’s name] had a medical problem outside regular office hours but you did not take him/her to an after-hours medical centre because you had no transport to get there? Yes, didn’t go because had no transport to get there / No Unfilled prescription due to cost Definition Unfilled prescription due to cost is defined for children (aged 0–14 years) as being when parents got a prescription for their child but did not collect one or more prescription items because of cost, in the past 12 months.
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