Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of direct care functions by domain

Function domain number and name		Functions recorded n 2 = 2,637	Total time (minutes)	Mean time (minutes) (standard deviation)		Percentage of total time attributed to each function domain
1	Access	321	3,495	10.9	(8.2)	9.0%
2	Assessment	303	7,505	24.8	(23.8)	19.4%
3	Providing consultation	130	2,380	18.3	(18.7)	6.2%
4	Arranging care	619	7,790	12.6	(13.4)	20.1%
5	Contracting	257	2,055	8.0	(10.4)	5.3%
6	Treatment	265	4,140	15.6	(24.9)	10.7%
7	Preparation/administration	666	10,375	15.6	(14.7)	26.8%
8	Other	76	955	12.6	(17.9)	2.5%
Total		2,637	38,695	14.6	(17.0)	100.0%
Direct care domain		Function and number
1. Access		Active case finding			1.1
		Accepting/discussing referral			1.2
		Prioritising patients			1.3
2. Assessment		Risk screening			2.1
		Assessment			2.2
		Assessment – other specialised			2.3
3. Providing consultation		Community			3.1
		Medical staff			3.2
		Nursing staff			3.3
		Other (comment)			3.4
4. Arranging care		Liaison – Medical/nursing staff			4.1
		Liaison – Psychiatry			4.2
		Liaison – Community agencies			4.3
		Liaison – General Practitioner			4.4
		Liaison – Other			4.5
		Meeting (e.g., ward, unit)			4.6
		Handover			4.7
		Negotiating/advocacy			4.8
		Patient monitoring			4.9
		Referral – internal			4.10
		Referral – external			4.11
5. Contracting		Contracting/liaising with provider – internal			5.1
		Contracting/liaising with provider – external			5.2
6. Treatment		Education			6.1
		Diversion from admission			6.2
		Counselling/health coaching			6.3
		Equipment – prescription/provision			6.4
		Follow-up call after discharge			6.5
		Carer support			6.6
		Patient complaints			6.7
		Technical-clinical care			6.8
7. Preparation/administration		Working with interpreters			7.1
		Reading medical history/report			7.2
		Background research			7.3
		Documentation			7.4
		Set up/clean up			7.5
		Travel time (including walking)			7.6
8. Other		Other (comment)			8.1