Table 3.

Time (days) from receipt of physiotherapy referral to contact with family

Priority	Period	n	Mean (sd)	Median	p-value
Orthopedic & Neurodevelopmental Services Combined
1	Pre a	207	3.9 (9.3)	1	0.003
	Post b	491	1.8 (5.5)	1
2	Pre	758	10.5 (10.4)	8	0.56
	Post	3174	9.6 (6.7)	8
3	Pre	62	16.7 (15.9)	13.5	0.06
	Post	608	12.2 (9.0)	10
Neurodevelopmental Service Only
1	Pre	33	11.2 (17.9)	5	0.16
	Post	22	9.5 (19.3)	0
2	Pre	263	12.3 (13.1)	9	<0.0001
	Post	814	8.0 (6.9)	7
3	Pre	9	18.6 (25.3)	13	0.64
	Post	258	11.8 (8.6)	9
Orthopedic Service Only
1	Pre	174	2.5 (5.6)	1	0.07
	Post	469	1.4 (3.5)	1
2	Pre	495	9.6 (8.6)	8	<0.001
	Post	2360	10.1 (6.6)	9
3	Pre	53	16.4 (14.1)	14	0.10
	Post	350	12.4 (9.3)	10

Bold p-values indicate a result that is statistically significant at α =0.05

^aPre: refers to the pre-central intake implementation period

^bPost: refers to the post-central intake implementation period