Understanding and addressing changing administrative workload in primary care in Canada: protocol for a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many Canadians struggle to access the primary care they need while at the same time primary care providers report record levels of stress and overwork. There is an urgent need to understand factors contributing to the gap between a growing per-capita supply of primary care providers and declines in the availability of primary care services. The assumption of responsibility by primary care teams for services previously delivered on an in-patient basis, along with a rise in administrative responsibilities may be factors influencing reduced access to care.

Methods and analysis

In this mixed-methods study, our first objective is to determine how the volume of services requiring primary care coordination has changed over time in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia

SUBMITTER: Lavergne MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729089 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature