In the midst of a province-wide doctor shortage, forty percent of British Columbians who have a family doctor say they are worried about losing that health provider due to practice closure or retirement, new research shows.
One million British Columbians currently don’t have, or can’t get, a family doctor, according to a position paper published on April 12 by the BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP).
“Family medicine is in a state of crisis,” BCCFP President David May said in a news release regarding the new research.
“Family doctors are leaving their practices and new doctors aren’t entering comprehensive family medicine. Without more support from the health care system, things will only get worse.”
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