Table 1.
Some characteristics of telephone consultations by GPs and NPs
| Call Outcome | Characteristic | GP | NP |
|---|---|---|---|
| All |
Number of calls |
76333 |
52384 |
| |
Mean Duration (mins) |
7.15 |
8.74 |
| |
SD Duration |
4.41 |
5.31 |
| |
Median Duration (mins) |
6.07 |
7.93 |
| |
IQR |
5 |
6 |
| |
Mean Age (years) (SD) |
46.47 (30.17) |
37.97 (30.05) |
| |
Female(%) |
43513 (57.00) |
30569 (58.36) |
| Advice Only |
Number of calls |
49565 (64.93) |
29814 (56.91) |
| |
Mean Duration (mins) |
7.52 |
9.10 |
| |
SD Duration |
4.68 |
5.77 |
| |
Median Duration (mins) |
6.78 |
8.0 |
| |
IQR |
5.12 |
7 |
| |
Mean Age (years) (SD) |
45.37 (29.68) |
35.40 (29.04) |
| |
Female(%) |
28704 (57.91) |
17648 (59.92) |
| Base Visit |
Number of calls |
15119 (19.81) |
15644 (29.86) |
| |
Mean Duration (mins) |
6.40 |
8.30 |
| |
SD Duration |
3.53 |
4.35 |
| |
Median Duration (mins) |
5.88 |
7.33 |
| |
IQR |
4 |
4.78 |
| |
Mean Age (years) (SD) |
31.15 (26.03) |
27.94 (24.31) |
| |
Female(%) |
8362 (55.31) |
8965 (57.31) |
| Home Visit |
Number of calls |
11649 (15.26) |
6926 (13.22) |
| |
Mean Duration (mins) |
6.57 |
8.16 |
| |
SD Duration |
4.07 |
5.07 |
| |
Median Duration (mins) |
6 |
7 |
| |
IQR |
4.2 |
5.58 |
| |
Mean Age (years) (SD) |
71.03 (20.62) |
71.72 (22.62) |
| Female(%) | 6447 (55.34) | 3956 (57.12) |
IQR is the inter-quartile range. SD is standard deviation.