40% of British Columbians Fear Losing Their Family Doctor to Practice Closure or Retirement: Study

Forty percent of British Columbians who have a family doctor say they are worried about losing that health provider due to practice closure or retirement. Carl Court/Getty Images

In the midst of a province-wide doctor shortage, forty percent of British Columbians who have a family doctor say they are worried about losing that health provider due to practice closure or retirement, new research shows.

One million British Columbians currently don’t have, or can’t get, a family doctor, according to a position paper published on April 12 by the BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP).