ENCORE: Primary care for all: Lessons from Denmark

<p>Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor or nurse practitioner in Canada. But Denmark, a country where 98 per cent of its population is attached to a primary care provider, could have some lessons for us. We travelled to the Scandinavian country to see how the Danish system works for patients and doctors, and the differences are startling.</p>

An episode of the White Coat, Black Art podcast, hosted by CBC, titled "ENCORE: Primary care for all: Lessons from Denmark" was published on February 13, 2026 and runs 26 minutes.

February 13, 2026 ·26m · White Coat, Black Art

Summary

Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor or nurse practitioner in Canada. But Denmark, a country where 98 per cent of its population is attached to a primary care provider, could have some lessons for us. We travelled to the Scandinavian country to see how the Danish system works for patients and doctors, and the differences are startling.

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