Improving access to primary health care is a key action area of GNB's health plan Stabilizing Health Care: An Urgent Call to Action.
To measure how the initiatives in the plan are influencing access to primary health care in the province, the NBHC has compiled the following indicators, available by health zone. The table is updated quarterly.
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| Access to family doctor within 5 days % | 2023 |
31.5
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| Had a primary care provider % | 2023 |
79.3
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| Access to family doctor same day/next day % | 2023 |
9.2
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| Family doctor has after-hours arrangement % | 2020 |
16.9
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| Family doctor makes home visits % | 2020 |
4.2
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| Etc. % | 2020 |
36.6
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n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size
About this Table
Access to Primary Health Care