B.C. has the highest doctor-patient ratio in Canada. Why is it still so difficult to access health care?
B.C. has more family doctors per capita than it did 40 years ago, according to a new report, but its lead author says trying to find one or get an appointment can still feel as difficult as competing for tickets to Taylor Swift's highly sought-after Eras Tour.
![B.C. has the highest doctor-patient ratio in Canada. Why is it still so difficult to access health care?](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6204399.1708195176!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/shutterstock-medium-file-doctor.jpg)
![There is growing opposition to a plan by the College of Family Physicians of Canada to increase the time it takes to train a family doctor from two years to three – and it’s coming from medical students, family doctors and provincial health ministers. Doctor with stethoscope.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6204399.1708195176!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/shutterstock-medium-file-doctor.jpg)
B.C. has more family doctors per capita than it did 40 years ago, according to a new report, but its lead author says trying to find one or get an appointment can still feel as difficult as competing for tickets to Taylor Swift's highly sought-after Eras Tour.