Table 1.
Distribution of durations of consultations and enablement scores for different reasons for encounter or needs for 25 994 consultations
| Needs level | No (%) of consultations | Mean duration (95% CI) | Duration of consultation* (%)
|
Mean enablement scores (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Medium | Long | Very long | ||||
| Biomedical | 9413 (39.6) | 7.6 (7.5 to 7.7) | 22.9 | 50.2 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 3.2 (3.1 to 3.3) |
| Social | 5080 (21.3) | 7.6 (7.5 to 7.7) | 26.2 | 46.7 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 3.0 (2.9 to 3.1) |
| Psychological | 2287 (9.6) | 8.9 (8.7 to 9.1) | 16.6 | 46.5 | 24.6 | 12.2 | 3.2 (3.1 to 3.4) |
| Complex | 4775 (20.1) | 9.2 (9.0 to 9.3) | 16.9 | 44.5 | 23.9 | 14.8 | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.2) |
| Administrative | 2007 (8.4) | 7.4 (7.2 to 7.6) | 29.4 | 44.2 | 18.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 (2.3 to 2.7) |
| Subtotal† | 23 799 | 8.0 (8.0 to 8.1) | 22.4 | 47.4 | 20.9 | 9.3 | 3.1 (3.1 to 3.1) |
| Other language patients | 2 195 | 7.1 (6.9 to 7.3) | 30.9 | 44.7 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 4.5 (4.3 to 4.7) |
| Total | 25 994 | 7.9 (7.9 to 8.0) | 23.1 | 47.2 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 3.2 (3.2 to 3.3) |
*
Short, <5 minutes; medium, 5-9.99 minutes; long, 10-14.99 minutes; very long, ⩾15 minutes.
†
Includes 237 unclassifiable consultations.