CanAm perspective: We find it interesting that the Family Practice model introduced across Canada certainly doesn’t seem to be working. Nova Scotia is seeking to restructure their model and we are not sure where to look or which blended model will work. Perhaps government officials should take the approach of not looking to restrict physicians, and instead look to reward physicians. Otherwise, we predict a significant out-migration of physicians.
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According to a recent report on the state of primary care in Ontario, it appears more than half the province’s residents do not have timely access to healthcare.
Survey results from Health Quality Ontario showed that despite 94 per cent of Ontario residents having a primary care provider, just 44 per cent are able to access same- or next-day appointments.
This figures are even lower in rural areas, where only 28 per cent of the population is able to schedule a same-day or next-day appointment with their primary care provider.
According to The Medical Post, Canada’s most populated province ranks “worse than 10 other countries including Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.”
H/T Medical Post
