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Province
New Brunswick
Attachment
Has a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) % | 2023
79.3
78.1 - 80.4
Has a personal family doctor % | 2023
76.0
74.8 - 77.2
Has a personal nurse practitioner % | 2023
3.6
3.1 - 4.0
Registered with NB Health Link % | 2023
8.7
7.9 - 9.5
Accessibility
Can get an appointment with their primary care provider within 5 days % | 2023
31.4
29.5 - 33.3
Can get an appointment with their family doctor within 5 days % | 2023
31.5
29.6 - 33.5
Use of other health care services because of unavailability of provider
Used one or more other health care services in the last 12 months % | 2023
69.1
67.8 - 70.5
Pharmacist % | 2023
38.1
36.7 - 39.5
Hospital emergency department % | 2023
29.2
27.8 - 30.6
Allied health professional % | 2023
23.3
22.0 - 24.6
After-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic % | 2023
23.2
21.9 - 24.5
Specialist % | 2023
22.9
21.7 - 24.2
eVisitNB % | 2023
17.2
16.0 - 18.4
Tele-Care 811 % | 2023
11.7
10.7 - 12.7
Another service % | 2023
9.4
8.5 - 10.2
Barriers accessing care
Services not available in area % | 2023
30.1
28.9 - 31.4
Trouble navigating the health system % | 2023
18.8
17.7 - 19.9
Had to travel over 100 kms/60 miles % | 2023
16.5
15.5 - 17.4
Chronic health conditions and management
One (1) or more chronic health conditions % | 2023
67.8
66.5 - 69.2
Confidence in managing their health conditions, very confident % | 2023
33.7
32.2 - 35.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About this Table

Content and description
Data on self-reported information regarding the accessibility and experiences in using health care services. Topics include attachment and accessibility to a primary care provider within 5 days, use of other health care services because the primary care provider is not available as well as main barriers to accessing health care services and management of chronic health conditions.


Why it is important
The results from the Primary Care Survey allows the NBHC to inform citizens and health system stakeholders about the quality of primary health care services from citizens’ perspectives. This information can be used to make future improvements to primary health care in the province.


Availability of the data
The information for this data table is available at different geographical levels as well as by demographic groups. More information is available on our Primary Care Survey page.


Note about demographic groups
In 2023, the NBHC undertook a review of the demographic questions in its surveys to more accurately report on the experience of citizens who identify with particular groups. As such, starting in 2024, all demographic groups (characteristics) have been adjusted to reflect this change. Data tables and indicator pages were adjusted to allow for trending where applicable.