Duration of consultation (based on clinician forma,b data), minutes |
First management/triage contacts only;c mean, (SD), n | 9.5 (5.0) 5693 | 4.0 (2.8) 5508 | 6.6 (3.8) 5510 |
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Duration of face-to-face consultations for the sample of ESTEEM patientsd, minutes |
Duration of GP face-to-face consultations on the day of, or the day after, index consultation request; mean, (SD), n | 9.8 (5.1) 631 | 12.4 (7.1) 244 | 11.5 (6.4) 415 |
Duration of nurse/nurse practitioner face-to-face consultations on the day of, or the day after, index consultation request; mean, (SD), n | 11.0 (6.6) 61 | 13.9 (8.8) 58 | 11.0 (8.1) 57 |
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Estimated composite patient–clinician contact duration on the index daye, minutes |
Overall estimated patient–clinician contact duration | 9.6 f | 10.3 | 14.8 |
Estimated patient–GP contact duration | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
Estimated patient–nurse contact duration | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.1 |