In 2022, the share of primary care physicians who work in practices offering weekend access varied greatly from one country to another. According to this 2022 survey, the percentage of surveyed doctors who work in practices offering access on Saturdays or Sundays ranged from one to 79 percent among selected countries. For example, that year, 79 percent of doctors in Australia reported that their practice offered out-of-hours access to their registered patients on weekends. France and Canada followed, with 61 and 52 percent of surveyed physicians stated to provide out-of-hours access during the working week, respectively. On the other hand, only one percent of surveyed physicians in the Netherlands said to work in practices open during the weekend.
Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the weekend 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 during the weekend (Saturday and/or Sunday)
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows:"How often does your practice offers(your registered patients) appointments during the weekend (ie.,Saturday and Sunday)?"
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.
Figures are estimates.
Figures represent physician practices who offer access to patients at least one day per month.
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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 weekend in selected countries from February to September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/
Health Foundation. "Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the weekend in selected countries from February to September 2022." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/
Health Foundation. (2023). Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the weekend in selected countries from February to September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/
Health Foundation. "Share of Physicians Working in Practices Who Offer Out-of-hours Access to Patients during The Weekend in Selected Countries from February to September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/
Health Foundation, Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the weekend in selected countries from February to September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of physicians working in practices who offer out-of-hours access to patients during the weekend in selected countries from February to September 2022 [Graph], Health Foundation, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384555/physician-practices-offering-out-of-hours-access-during-weekends/
