TABLE 3.
Median time to visit by provider type and neighbourhood education quintile, in months
| First contact | Within the gatekeeper system | Bypassing the gatekeeper | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median time to any first mental health visit (FP/GP or psychiatrist) Median no. months (IQR)* | Median time to 1st visit (when first visit is FP/GP) | Median referral time from FP/GP to psychiatrist | Median time to 1st visit (when first visit is psychiatrist) | |||||
| F (n=446,129) | M (n=330,596) | F (n=420,918) | M (n=308,104) | F (n=52,267) | M (n=36,968) | F (n=25,210) | M (n=22,491) | |
| Q1 | 21.8 (41.3) | 28.3 (46.7) | 22.3 (41.5) | 29.1 (46.9) | 20.5 (43.3) | 14.3 (37.8) | 15.8 (44.0) | 24.0 (51.4) |
| Q2 | 22.7 (42.1) | 29.0 (47.1) | 23.3 (42.1) | 29.8 (47.3) | 19.1 (41.6) | 12.6 (36.9) | 12.1 (41.7) | 22.6 (51.3) |
| Q3 | 23.1 (42.6) | 29.1 (47.0) | 24.0 (42.9) | 30.0 (47.1) | 18.6 (42.4) | 12.9 (36.6) | 13.0 (41.2) | 20.6 (48.8) |
| Q4 | 23.3 (42.5) | 29.6 (46.9) | 24.3 (42.9) | 30.8 (46.9) | 18.4 (40.6) | 13.0 (35.9) | 12.3 (40.0) | 20.3 (48.6) |
| Q5 | 23.4 (42.7) | 29.3 (46.9) | 25.2 (43.2) | 31.0 (47.1) | 17.6 (39.9) | 14.0 (36.1) | 13.0 (41.2) | 17.8 (45.6) |
| Q5–Q1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | −2.9 | −0.3 | −2.8 | −6.2 |
*
Interquartile range