CIHI show nearly one in six family doctors in Canada are 65 and older and nearing retirement, leaving millions of Canadians potentially losing their access to primary care. Seniors make up the fastest-growing share of family doctors, with the percentage 65 and older more than doubling to 15% from 6.5% over the past 20 years. During the same period, the percentage of family doctors between the ages of 40 and 49 shrank to 22.6% from 34%. The CMA says a wave of retirements not only leaves more patients without a family doctor, it further strains hospitals and nursing homes, where many of these physicians also work.
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One in six family doctors nearing retirement age
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December 28, 2022
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