Table 2.

Patient time (minutes) involved in initial dermatology appointments

Time	Telemedicine				Conventional
	No of patients	Mean (SD) time	95% CI		No of patients	Mean (SD) time	95% CI
Travel*	55	31.2 (20.4)	25.8 to 36.6		95	48.8 (29.2)	42.9 to 54.7
Waiting	56	5.3 (7.2)	3.4 to 7.2		96	20.3 (14.1)	17.5 to 23.1
Consultation	88	15.7 (4.6)	14.7 to 16.7		52	13.9 (7.0)	12.0 to 15.8
Total		52.2 (32.2)	43.9 to 60.5			83.0 (50.3)	72.4 to 93.6

^*To and from appointment.