This indicator presents data on the number of consultations patients have with doctors in a given year. Consultations … with doctors can take place in doctors’ offices or clinics, in hospital outpatient departments or, in some cases, in … patients’ own homes. Consultations with doctors refer to the number of contacts with physicians, both generalists and …

This brief focuses on the contribution of migrant doctors and nurses to OECD health systems and how OECD countries have … adapted the recognition of foreign credentials to mobilise additional doctors and nurses with foreign degrees in response to …

Doctors are defined as "practising" doctors providing direct care to patients. However for some countries (Canada … active" doctors, including doctors working in the health sector as managers, educators, researchers, etc. (adding another 5 …-10% of doctors). Doctors are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to …

increasing the number of doctors requires either investment in training new doctors or recruiting trained physicians from abroad …. As it takes about ten years to train a doctor, any current shortages can be met only by recruiting qualified doctors from … abroad, unless there are unemployed doctors at home. Conversely, any surpluses or sudden fall in demand may mean that new …