In 2022, the share of primary care physicians who work in practices offering out-of-hours access varied greatly from one country to another. According to this 2022 survey, the percentage of surveyed doctors who work in practices offering access hours after 6 pm during the week ranged from 11 to 86 percent among selected countries. For example, that year, 86 percent of doctors in France reported that their practice offered out-of-hours access to their registered patients. The United Kingdom and Germany followed with 73.9 and 68.3 percent of surveyed physicians stated to provide out-of-hours access during the working week, respectively.
Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
February to September 2022
Number of respondents
9,526 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
Primary care physicians whose pracice offers appointments after 6pm during the week (one day per week to 4 or more days)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often does your practice offers appointments after 6pm during the week(ie.,Monday to Friday)?"
Responses to questions will have been shaped by the configuration of services in each country and the way GPs interpret the question. For example, individual practices may not be providing out-of-hours services, but their patients may still be covered in some way
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Health Foundation. (March 31, 2023). Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/
Health Foundation. "Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/
Health Foundation. (2023). Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/
Health Foundation. "Share of Physicians Working in Practices Who Offer Out-of-hours Access to Patients during The Week in Selected Countries from February to September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/
Health Foundation, Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the week in selected countries from February to September 2022 [Graph], Health Foundation, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384147/physicians-practice-out-of-hours-access-at-least-one-day-per-week/
