However, this is not the end of the story – access is also important, and the downside of a minimum volume threshold is that it can impede access for some patients by limiting the availability of a technology where they live.
In terms of economic policy for the next four years, the main cause for post-election celebration is that the US has avoided measures that would have pushed it closer to recession, increased inequality, imposed further hardship on the elderly, and impeded access to healthcare for millions of Americans.
Access to healthcare professionals was also raised as being limited, an issue which impeded access to information for parents [ 43].
A wall built to divide the West Bank from the rest of Israel has also impeded access to medical care, particularly for Palestinians living in the closed zones between the Wall and the Green Line; in that most vulnerable region, 79percentt of families are separated from health centers and hospitals [ 63].
Several service providers in both communities noted that high turnover, poor communication and inadequately qualified staff within clinics and community-based programmes impeded access to quality care and support for at-risk adults and youth.
Many other mountain roads were also blocked for a long time and impeded access to the affected areas (Fig. 2).
But the company's move to fence in and dig up part of the road impeded access to the museum, Ms. Smallwood McMillin said, forcing her to close for six months in 2011.
It took a while for Mr. Tacon to get there, he said, because he wanted to consult first with Aborigines and include them in the process, and because drought and bush fires impeded access.
The malfunctions on Monday caused delays for patrons waiting to check out or renew books at the branches, and impeded access to personal accounts that allow users to renew or hold books online.
How have changes in legal procedure impeded access to the courts and exacerbated existing inequalities?
