Subjective assessment of the availability of ambulatory health care to children's population

The implementation of the principle of accessibility is provided by a wide network of medical organizations that provide health care, operating on the territory of the Russian Federation. The problem of access to health care is especially acute in the system of medical care for the population living in rural areas. In order to assess the accessibility of outpatient medical care to children living in rural areas, an anonymous survey of 100 parents of patients from the children’s polyclinic department in Novodevatkino was conducted. The study showed that about 60% of the parents involved in the survey paid for medical services in other medical organizations. In most cases, parents paid for the consultation of a specialist doctor and instrumental types of studies (ultrasound, ECG, radiography, MRI, etc.). The main reasons for applying for medical services to other medical organizations instead of this children’s polyclinic department are lack of queues, proximity to the home, a convenient schedule for admission and the presence in them of doctors of narrow specialities with high qualifications. Thus, an assessment of the availability of health care has shown that there is a need to increase the availability of individual health services in the provision of primary health care to children.