Family physician count and service provision in Ontario and Alberta between 2005/06 and 2017/18: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Five million Canadians lack a family doctor or primary care team. Our goal was to examine trends over time in family physician workforce and service provision in Ontario and Alberta, with a view to informing policy discussions on primary care supply and delivery of services.

Methods

We used cross-sectional analyses in Ontario and Alberta for 2005/06, 2012/13 and 2017/18 to examine family physician provision of service days by provider demographic characteristics and geographic location. A service day was defined as 10 or more clinic visits worth $20 or more on the same calendar day. We included all active family physicians who had evidence of billing in each fiscal year analyzed.

Results

From 2005/06 to 2017/18, the number of family physicians increased by

SUBMITTER: McDonald T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699287 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature