English Dictionary

postcode lottery

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpəʊs(t)kəʊd ˈlɒtəɹi/

名詞

イギリス英語

(Britain) The unequal availability of (often healthcare) services in different parts of the country, especially those services provided by local government.

日本語の意味

住む地域（郵便番号）によって、受けられる公共サービス（特に医療サービスなど）の質や量が大きく異なる現象。 / 居住地域によって行政提供のサービスに顕著な地域格差が存在する状況。

Access to specialized cancer treatments in the UK often depends on a postcode lottery rather than on medical need.

英国では、専門的ながん治療へのアクセスはしばしば医療の必要性ではなく郵便番号による格差に左右される。

意味（1）

(Britain) The unequal availability of (often healthcare) services in different parts of the country, especially those services provided by local government.

There is a National Institute for Clinical Excellence which is working its way through examining drugs and treatments and dictating what treatment and drugs should be used across the country to prevent the postcode lottery of previous years.

postcode lotteries （ plural ）