Table 2.
Descriptive analysis for direct care functions
| Function number and name | Functions recorded n 2 = 2637 | Total time (minutes) | Mean time (minutes) (standard deviation) | Percentage of total time attributed to each function | Rank of percentage of total time attributed to the function | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Active case finding | 61 | 990 | 16.2 | (12.6) | 2.6% | 14 |
| 1.2 | Accepting/discussing referral | 230 | 2,195 | 9.5 | (6.2) | 5.7% | 4 |
| 1.3 | Prioritising patients | 30 | 310 | 10.3 | (6.1) | 0.8% | 28 |
| 2.1 | Risk screening | 47 | 675 | 14.4 | (10.0) | 1.7% | 19 |
| 2.2 | Assessment | 209 | 5,440 | 26.0 | (24.7) | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2.3 | Assessment – other specialised | 47 | 1,390 | 29.6 | (27.2) | 3.6% | 7 |
| 3.1 | Community | 22 | 400 | 18.2 | (18.9) | 1.0% | 26 |
| 3.2 | Medical staff | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | (14.4) | 0.6% | 31 |
| 3.3 | Nursing staff | 35 | 635 | 18.1 | (18.1) | 1.6% | 22 |
| 3.4 | Other (comment) | 56 | 1,100 | 19.6 | (20.3) | 2.8% | 12 |
| 4.1 | Liaison – Medical/nursing staff | 99 | 940 | 9.5 | (5.3) | 2.4% | 16 |
| 4.2 | Liaison – Psychiatry | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | (8.4) | 0.5% | 32 |
| 4.3 | Liaison – Community agencies | 72 | 745 | 10.3 | (8.1) | 1.9% | 18 |
| 4.4 | Liaison – General Practitioner | 23 | 265 | 11.5 | (6.9) | 0.7% | 30 |
| 4.5 | Liaison – Other | 111 | 1,050 | 9.5 | (7.3) | 2.7% | 13 |
| 4.6 | Meeting (e.g., ward, unit) | 27 | 1,475 | 54.6 | (31.6) | 3.8% | 6 |
| 4.7 | Handover | 21 | 200 | 9.5 | (4.1) | 0.5% | 33 |
| 4.8 | Negotiating/advocacy | 19 | 195 | 10.3 | (7.7) | 0.5% | 34 |
| 4.9 | Patient monitoring | 105 | 1,170 | 11.1 | (8.7) | 3.0% | 11 |
| 4.10 | Referral – internal | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | (9.7) | 0.8% | 29 |
| 4.11 | Referral – external | 102 | 1,260 | 12.4 | (9.1) | 3.3% | 9 |
| 5.1 | Contracting/liaising with provider – internal | 65 | 495 | 7.6 | (4.7) | 1.3% | 25 |
| 5.2 | Contracting/liaising with provider – external | 192 | 1,560 | 8.1 | (11.7) | 4.0% | 5 |
| 6.1 | Education | 80 | 1,310 | 16.4 | (17.0) | 3.4% | 8 |
| 6.2 | Diversion from admission | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | (7.4) | 0.4% | 35 |
| 6.3 | Counselling /health coaching | 42 | 665 | 15.8 | (8.1) | 1.7% | 20 |
| 6.4 | Equipment – prescription/provision | 9 | 160 | 17.8 | (7.9) | 0.4% | 36 |
| 6.5 | Follow-up call after discharge | 47 | 340 | 7.2 | (3.5) | 0.9% | 27 |
| 6.6 | Carer support | 43 | 580 | 13.5 | (7.7) | 1.5% | 23 |
| 6.7 | Patient complaints | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | (0.0) | 0.05% | 38 |
| 6.8 | Technical-clinical care | 25 | 915 | 36.6 | (70.3) | 2.4% | 17 |
| 7.1 | Working with interpreters | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | (2.8) | 0.1% | 37 |
| 7.2 | Reading medical history/report | 92 | 1,285 | 14.0 | (10.0) | 3.3% | 10 |
| 7.3 | Background research | 52 | 655 | 12.6 | (9.4) | 1.7% | 21 |
| 7.4 | Documentation | 353 | 5,380 | 15.2 | (16.9) | 13.9% | 2 |
| 7.5 | Set up/clean up | 36 | 585 | 16.3 | (18.2) | 1.5% | 24 |
| 7.6 | Travel time (including walking) | 129 | 2,420 | 18.8 | (10.9) | 6.3% | 3 |
| 8.1 | Other (comment) | 76 | 955 | 12.6 | (17.9) | 2.5% | 15 |
| Total | 2637 | 38,695 | 14.6 | (17.0) | 100.0% | ||