Disparities in access to a regular primary care physician among first-generation migrants with early psychosis in Ontario, Canada
Valdez C, Rodrigues R, Reid J, Anderson KK. Community Ment Health J. 2024; Apr 9 [Epub ahead of print].
Waiting for medical care is the by-product of system rationing, where demand exceeds supply. In this short report we expand on the conventional concept of the queue, by focusing on the regulation of demand and by incorporating a funnel and spout analogy. Real-world examples are used to illustrate the infancy of funnel or demand-side reform initiatives targeting the queue, and the suggestion is made that policy needs to address the concept of ‘waiting’ much earlier in the treatment cycle.
Rotstein DL, Alter DA. Soc Sci Med. 2006; 62(12):3157-60. Epub 2005 Dec 22.
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