Table 3.
Primary care consultations in 3, 6 and 12 months after cancer diagnosis
| Months after cancer diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | ||
| Number of patients reviewed | 107 | 100 | 53 | |
| Consultations | ||||
| Total number of consultations (GPs and practice nurses) | Median | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Range | 0–29 | 1–41 | 2–42 | |
| Consultations with GPs only (% of all consultations) | 75.3% | 73.0% | 68.3% | |
| Consultations with practice nurses only (% of all consultations) | 24.7% | 27.0% | 31.7% | |
| Type of consultations with GPs (%) | Surgery | 50.3% | 53.1% | 57.3% |
| Telephone | 36.9% | 32.5% | 25.0% | |
| Home | 12.8% | 14.5% | 17.7% | |
| Type of consultations with practice nurses (%) | Surgery | 79.9% | 83.8% | 89.0% |
| Telephone | 13.0% | 10.6% | 7.6% | |
| Home | 7.1% | 5.7% | 3.4% | |
| Number of GPs seen | Median | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Range | 0–6 | 0–8 | 1–8 | |
| Number of practice nurses seen | Median | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Range | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–6 | |