Commonwealth Fund survey, 2022
Key links
Snapshot: Survey results reveal the challenges experienced by family doctors
Methodology notes: How Canada Compares: Results From the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 10 Countries — Methodology Notes (PDF)
Other editions: Commonwealth Fund survey — Series
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June 8, 2023 — The Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care PhysiciansFootnote i focuses on the experiences of family doctors in 10 developed countries, including Canada. The 2022 survey results explore topics such as physicians’ workload, access to care, coordination of care and use of information technologies. These international comparisons provide an important perspective on the state of primary care in Canada and where improvements can still be made.
Featured materials
Snapshot: Results from the 2022 Commonwealth Fund survey
Explore the key highlights from the 2022 survey.
Data tables
View more than 90 data tables on the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 survey of primary care physicians.
Methodology notes
Get an overview of the sampling methodology, data collection, response rate, coverage and weighting of results.
Infographics
Infographic: Access to care
Discover how access to care in Canada compares with the Commonwealth Fund average.
Infographic: Coordination of care
Explore what Canadian family doctors think about coordinating care and exchanging information with other providers.
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Footnote
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The Commonwealth Fund provided core support, with co-funding and technical assistance from the following organizations: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (Australia); the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), the Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être and the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (Canada); the Haute autorité de santé and the Caisse nationale de l’assurance maladie des travailleurs salariés (France); the German Ministry of Health and the IGES Institute (Germany); the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (the Netherlands); The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (New Zealand); the Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis (Vård- och omsorgsanalys) (Sweden); the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (Switzerland); and the Health Foundation (United Kingdom).
Key links
Snapshot: Survey results reveal the challenges experienced by family doctors
Methodology notes: How Canada Compares: Results From the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 10 Countries — Methodology Notes (PDF)
Other editions: Commonwealth Fund survey — Series
Contact:
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Commonwealth Fund survey, 2022. Accessed April 25, 2025.
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