Table 2: Patient load, by centre type.
| Variable | All centres (n = 35) |
Large community centres (n = 14) |
Small community centres (n = 16) |
Tertiary centres (n = 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients per nurse, median (IQR) | 244 (195-275) n = 33 |
248 (203-291) | 262 (197-275) n = 14 |
195 (177-218) |
| Patients per dietitian, median (IQR) | 395 (293-403) n = 33 |
398 (307-403) | 373 (284-405) n = 14 |
363 (293-397) |
| Patients per social worker, median (IQR) | 527 (405-635) n = 33 |
538 (488-694) | 480 (367-600) n = 14 |
390 (379-635) |
| Any FTE psychologist, no. (%) of centres | 2 (6) n = 32 |
0 (0) n = 13 |
0 (0) n = 14 |
2 (40) |
| Any FTE psychiatrist, no. (%) of centres | 0 (0) n = 32 |
0 (0) n = 13 |
0 (0) n = 14 |
0 (0) |
| Any FTE child life specialist, no. (%) of centres | 5 (17) n = 30 |
0 (0) n = 11 |
2 (14) n = 14 |
3 (60) |
Note: FTE = full-time equivalent, IQR = interquartile range.