Lesson 4.2.3.3
4.2.3.3 Inequalities in provision of and access to health care Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What does the term 'postcode lottery' describe in UK healthcare provision?
- Private insurance schemes
- National fee structures
- Geographic access variations
- Random treatment selection
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How is the UK National Health Service primarily funded?
- Out-of-pocket payments
- Charitable donations
- Private health insurance
- General taxation
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In sociology, what does 'access' to healthcare primarily refer to?
- Government spending levels
- Ability to use services
- Proximity to hospitals
- Free medical prescriptions
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Which term describes introducing market mechanisms and competition into the NHS?
- Nationalisation
- Marketisation
- Corporatism
- Bureaucratisation
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Which sociologist argued in 'The Gift Relationship' that commercial blood sales reduce altruism?
- Michel Foucault
- Ivan Illich
- Talcott Parsons
- Richard Titmuss
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What is 'rationing' in healthcare provision?
- Universal free prescription
- Limiting treatment access
- Unlimited care availability
- Equal service distribution
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What system allows private paying patients faster healthcare treatment than public patients?
- Fully marketised system
- Single-payer system
- Two-tier system
- Universal coverage system
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Long waiting lists without published eligibility criteria represent which type of healthcare rationing?
- Market rationing
- Legal rationing
- Implicit rationing
- Explicit rationing
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A GP practice has 9,000 registered patients and 3 full-time GPs. How many patients does each full-time GP have on average?
- 3,000 patients per GP
- 27,000 patients per GP
- 4,500 patients per GP
- 2,000 patients per GP
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What is a patient payment made at the point of use for a publicly funded service?
- Retainer fee
- User charge
- Insurance premium
- Tax levy
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What primary geographical factor restricts rural populations from accessing specialist care?
- Legal restrictions
- Travel distance
- Language barriers
- Insurance caps
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Which policy mechanism directly reduces the 'postcode lottery' in NHS treatment availability?
- User charges
- Marketisation
- Private insurance
- National standards
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Being unable to register with a GP due to lacking proof of address is which type of barrier?
- Cultural barrier
- Financial barrier
- Geographical barrier
- Administrative barrier
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Unpaid domestic caring duties primarily represent which type of barrier to accessing healthcare?
- Language barriers
- Legal exclusions
- Time constraints
- Financial penalties
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According to sociologists, what is a major negative outcome of healthcare marketisation?
- Universal access
- Increased inequality
- Lower costs
- Reduced efficiency
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According to Richard Titmuss, universal tax-funded healthcare promotes which social outcome?
- Consumer dominance
- Individual choice
- Market competition
- Social solidarity
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Differences in hospital waiting times between regions with identical health needs reflect variations in what?
- Service capacity
- Patient demand
- Genetic factors
- Cultural preferences
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Why might official hospital waiting time figures underestimate barriers to healthcare access?
- Unrecorded dropouts
- Overcounted patients
- Excessive transparency
- High costs
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Sociologists view class variations in elective surgery waiting times as evidence of what?
- Inequalities of access
- Equal clinical need
- Patient preference
- Genetic differences
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What is a major barrier to low-income adults accessing NHS dental care in the UK?
- Cultural opposition
- Treatment charges
- Complete exemption
- Universal provision
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