In this study we develop, appraise and compare alternative approaches to addressing the problem of determining the quantity and mix of nursing resources required for the health- care system in Ontario in the future. We argue that there is no ‘right’ number of nurses per se. On the contrary,...

Purpose - To explore the extent to which Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education ‘explain’ variance in the practice decisions and patient care attitudes of a cohort Method - Using data from a survey of all certificands of the College of Family Physicians who live in Ontario and qualified...

This study examined the components of the benchmarks used to monitor consistency of provider by home care agencies that competed for nursing and homemaking contracts in the Hamilton-Wentworth Community Care Access Centre. Comparisons of the impact of varying components of the benchmarks on...

As more women acquire professional qualifications, the numbers of couples in which both spouses are professionals will increase. All physicians living in Ontario who had been certified in family medicine between 1989 and 1991, after completing a residency, were surveyed in the autumn of 1993....

Objectives - To examine the influence of medical education and residency education on decisions regarding type of practice, practice activities and attitudes of family physicians. Design - Secondary analysis of data from a mailed survey of a cohort of family physicians that had a 70% response...

This paper examines the current Australian home and community care system, particularly the Home and Community Care Program (HACC). It briefly traces its development, particularly since 1985. The system that currently exists is described along with the major issues that it confronts. The changes...

Background: Preventive primary care outreach interventions with older persons have the potential to decrease mortality and institutionalization. Methods - We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the effect of preventive primary care outreach interventions on mortality, admissions to long-term...

A common element in many countries’ health system reform agenda is an emphasis on changes to the organization, financing and delivery of primary health care. Numerous objectives for primary health care reform have been cited in jurisdictions around the world with different approaches being...