Objective To examine access to primary care in new and traditional models using 2
dimensions of the concept of patient-centred access. Design An international survey …

Objective To gain a more comprehensive understanding of patients' perceptions of access to
their primary care practice and how these relate to patient characteristics. Design Cross …

Objective Access to primary care (PC) is vital, but complex to define and compare between
settings. We aimed to generate a typology of patients' access patterns across countries …

Objective To describe patient-reported access to primary health care across 4 organizational
models of primary care in Ontario, and to explore how access is associated with patient …

Abstract Background The 2007/8 GP Access Survey in England measured experience with
five dimensions of access: getting through on the phone to a practice, getting an early …

Background Good access to primary care is an important determinant of population health.
While the academic literature on access to care emphasises its complexity, policies aimed at …

Background Good access to primary care is an important determinant of population health.
While the academic literature on access to care emphasises its complexity, policies aimed at …

Introduction There is little evidence on how primary care providers (PCPs) model their
practices in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, what services they offer or what accessibility is like …

BACKGROUND. Although much is known about how insurance affects access to care, it is
unclear whether good primary care contributes to access. The purpose of this study was to …

Background First-contact accessibility remains an important problem in Canada, with this
indicator staying the worst of all Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development …