'Our findings suggest things are only going to get worse, which is really concerning because family medicine is the front door to our health system.'
The study, led by Unity Health Toronto and non-profit research institute ICES, found the number of family physicians who stopped working doubled between March and September 2020 compared to the same time period the previous year.On average, between April and September from 2010 through to 2019, researchers say about 1.6 per cent of family physicians stopped work.
The study found that about 385 of 12,000 physicians stopped their practice, and that those who did were more likely to be aged 75 or older and care for under 500 patients. “More research is needed to understand the long-standing impact on primary care attachment and access to care and the broader impact on population health,” the study says.
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