postcode lottery
noun/ˌpəʊstkəʊd ˈlɒtəri/
/ˌpəʊstkəʊd ˈlɑːtəri/
[singular] (British English)- a situation in which the amount or type of medical treatment that is provided to people depends on the particular area of the country they live in
- Infertility treatment runs by a postcode lottery—some health authorities will fund it, others won’t.
- Her plight highlighted the ‘postcode lottery’ faced by cancer patients.
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