This indicator gives the number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by type of provider, health region and jurisdiction.
A measure of access to health care professionals
A low or high number may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care professionals).
Data availability:
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Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region
Calculation
Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care in each health region and jurisdiction.
Unit of Analysis: Service provider
Denominator
None
Numerator
Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care, by health region
Comments
Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of professional.
“Available data year” can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists).