The Doctor Is In ... Pain. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Hawaleshka, Danylo
  • Source:
    Maclean's. 12/8/2003, Vol. 116 Issue 49, p38-42. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 5 Charts, 1 Graph.
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    • Abstract:
      This article describes the pressures faced by family physicians in Canada. After your spouse and perhaps a close friend or two, your next most intimate relationship could easily be with your family doctor. A survey by "Maclean's" in partnership with "The Medical Post" reveals a vast chasm between doctors' attitudes toward themselves and their jobs, and their patients' understanding of them. By telephone, we quizzed 1,000 patients nationally on what they thought of family doctors and the care they're getting. Four out of five family docs feel their status has diminished over the past decade. While money clearly is at the root of a lot of doctor dissatisfaction, patients have a decidedly different take on that issue. And four out of five say their ability to see patients in a timely fashion has worsened over the past decade.