Background Access is central to the performance of health care systems around the world.
However, access to health care remains a complex notion as exemplified in the variety of …

PURPOSE In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts
to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of …

Comparing accessibility between urban and rural areas requires measurement instruments
that are equally discriminating in each context. Through focus groups we explored and …

Context: During the 1980s and 1990s, innovations in the organization, funding, and delivery
of primary health care in Canada were at the periphery of the system rather than at its core. …

Introduction: In the last decade, Canadian provincial and territorial health systems have taken
diverse approaches to strengthening primary care delivery. Although the Canadian and …

Background & aims Multimorbidity is a common health status. The impact of nutrition on the
development of multimorbidity remains to be determined. The aim of this study is to …

Objectives The associations between emergency department (ED) crowding and patient
outcomes have not been investigated comprehensively in different types of ED. The study …

Background: Many studies have shown the tendency for people without a regular care
provider or primary physician to make greater use of emergency departments. We sought to …

Background: An emergency department (ED) visit may be a marker for limited access to
primary medical care, particularly among those with ambulatory care sensitive chronic …

The COVID-19 pandemic has left no healthcare system untouched. In New South Wales (NSW),
the most populous state in Australia, COVID-19 case numbers have to date been …