Family physicians’ perspectives on collaboration challenges between primary care and specialist care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: A qualitative study

• Published in: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
• Main Authors: Lauren R. Moritz, Richard Buote, Madeleine McKay, Leslie Meredith, Dana Ryan, Sarah Spencer, Crystal Vaughan, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Maria Mathews, Shabnam Asghari, Judith Belle Brown, Paul S. Gill, Eric Wong, Emily Gard Marshall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: Physicians; Primary care; COVID-19; Referral; Consultation; Collaboration; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; British Columbia; Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100338; https://doaj.org/article/0776556203f54fcf8374ad2c3b8f3a39

Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada had longer wait-times for specialist appointments compared to other Commonwealth countries. During the pandemic, many specialist services were postponed or suspended, impacting access. The purpose of this study was to explore family physicians’ pers...