Table 2.
Impact of attending the advanced access learning module on three types of patient appointments
| Type of appointment |
Wait times, in days, for Appointment: |
Difference (Mean Number of Days) | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean (Standard Error of the Mean) | |||
| Before the module | After the module | ||
|
All GP Respondents (N=143) | |||
| Urgent |
1.64 (0.23) |
0.43 (0.05) |
1.21* |
| Regular |
6.09 (0.45) |
2.75 (0.26) |
3.34* |
| Third Next Available |
5.20 (0.55) |
1.80 (0.24) |
3.40* |
|
GP Respondents Who Decreased Wait Times (N=73) | |||
| Urgent |
2.72 (0.74) |
0.33 (0.10) |
2.39* |
| Regular |
7.12 (1.14) |
2.21 (0.43) |
4.91* |
| Third Next Available |
6.10 (1.37) |
1.51 (0.34) |
4.59* |
| * p<.001 | |||