It’s time we asked Canadians what kind of family doctor care they want

The pandemic has widened the cracks in our health-care system. But that also means it’s opened opportunities for change.

Research we published last week found that twice as many family doctors stopped working during the first six months of the pandemic compared to what would have been expected, based on trends from the past decade. Other research we’ve done has found that one in five family doctors are thinking about closing their practice in the next five years, writes Tara Kiran. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

October 17, 2022

Family doctors are the front door of our health system. They’re where you go when you are sick and they keep you from getting sick in the first place by providing immunizations, screening tests, and care for chronic conditions like diabetes or asthma. Family doctors connect you to other parts of ...

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