ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2002
Walk-in clinics in Ontario. An atmosphere of tension.
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- Walk-in centres in primary care: a review of the international literature.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Pooled it
- Designed for simplicity, used for complexity: The systemic pressures shaping walk-in clinic practices and outcomes.PloS one · 2025Article
- Characteristics of walk-in clinic physicians and patients in Ontario: Cross-sectional study.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2024Article
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- Factors affecting physician performance: implications for performance improvement and governance.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2009Article
- Emergency Department and Walk-in Clinic Use in Models of Primary Care Practice with Different After-Hours Accessibility in Ontario.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore family practice (FP), emergency department (ED), and walk-in clinic (WIC) physicians' perceptions and experiences regarding the effect of walk-in clinics on Ontario's health care system.
designQualitative method of focus groups.
settingHamilton, London, and Toronto, Ont.
participantsSixty-three physicians participated in nine focus groups, each with four to nine participants. Family physicians, ED physicians, and WIC physicians attended separate focus groups.
methodNine focus groups were conducted in three cities in Ontario. Physicians' opinions, perceptions, and experiences regarding the role and effect of WICs on Ontario's health care system were explored. Focus groups were audiotaped and comments transcribed verbatim. The qualitative data analysis program NUD*IST was used to organize the data during sequential thematic analysis. MAIN
findingsParticipants identified two key factors contributing to the evolution of WICs: patients' expectations for convenient health care and the perceived limited availability of family physicians. Participants thought these two related factors resulted in a gap in primary care services that WICs had filled. Throughout discussions, an atmosphere of tension permeated the focus groups. Tension seemed to arise from issues of duplication, competition, standards of practice and quality of care in WICs, the effect of environmental and personal factors on physicians' practice, and the practice philosophy adopted by WIC physicians.
conclusionBoth FP and ED participants acknowledged their contribution to the gap in primary care services. They appeared to attribute current problems in health care delivery to the perceived deficiencies of WICs. The outcome was a marked tension among participants.
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