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postcode lottery
noun
- a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc
Example Sentences
However, many experts say patients still face a postcode lottery about whether they can see a psychiatrist at all.
Emergency contraception is already free of charge from most GPs and sexual health clinics but ministers say getting it over the counter is more of a "postcode lottery".
"Women across England face an unfair postcode lottery when seeking emergency contraception, with access varying dramatically depending on where they live," he said.
But rival electricity firms say zonal pricing would create a postcode lottery and could lead to major infrastructure projects currently planned for Scotland being switched to other parts of the UK.
SSE said those in favour of the scheme had used "flawed logic" and that it would create a "postcode lottery" for energy bills.
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