Protocol for determining primary healthcare practice characteristics models of practice and patient accessibility using an exploratory census survey with linkage to administrative data in Nova Scotia Canada

摘要

IntroductionThere 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 for the average patient. This study will create a database of all family physicians and primary healthcare nurse practitioners in NS, including information about accessibility and the model of care in which they practice, and will link the survey data to administrative health databases.