This statistic shows the average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017. The data is based on several survey conducted by the Canadian Medical Association over the given period. Weekly direct patient care decreased in this period from over 35 hours in 1997 down to 31 hours in 2014.
Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017
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Canadian Medical Association. (February 1, 2018). Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/
Canadian Medical Association. "Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017." Chart. February 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/
Canadian Medical Association. (2018). Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/
Canadian Medical Association. "Average Hours per Week Spent on Direct Patient Care by Physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/
Canadian Medical Association, Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Average hours per week spent on direct patient care by physicians in Canada from 1997 to 2017 [Graph], Canadian Medical Association, February 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857646/direct-patient-care-physicians-average-working-hours-per-week-in-canada/