Table 5.
Work flow, compliance with appointment, and the average patient waiting time in the Ultrasound unit (Original)
| Week/Day | Time work starts | Number of patients waiting at start of work (n) | Total number of patients seen (n) | Number of no-show (n) | Number of unbooked patients (n) | Time of conclusion of last scan | Range of patient waiting time (minutes) | Average patient waiting time (minutes) | Percentage Utilization of equipment (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuesday Thursday | 09:12 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 13:15 | 01 - 265 | 163.06 | 50.63 |
| 08:31 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12:27 | 27 - 248 | 130.68 | 49.17 | |
| 2. Tuesday Thursday | 08:44 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12:44 | 64 - 234 | 160 | 50.00 |
| 09:09 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 14:25 | 45 - 167 | 101.31 | 65.83 | |
| 3. Tuesday Thursday | 08:52 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 14:17 | 0 - 146 | 73.93 | 67.71 |
| 08:17 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12:00 | 03 - 123 | 66.58 | 46.46 | |
| 4. Tuesday Thursday | 09:29 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 13:31 | 52 - 253 | 165.35 | 50.42 |
| 09:21 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 15:40 | 03 - 307 | 213.74 | 79.96 | |
| 5. Tuesday | 08:53 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 15:42 | 38 - 355 | 220.58 | 85.21 |
| Thursday | 08:27 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 11:10 | 41-102 | 62.68 | 33.96 |
| 6. Tuesday | 08:34 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 12:25 | 14 - 214 | 99.77 | 48.13 |
| Thursday | 08:56 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 13:48 | 47 - 181 | 127.6 | 60.83 |
| Total | 182 | 350 | 71 | 32 | |||||