| Church (EMIS) | Hills (EMIS) | Seaside (VISION) | Overall Mean (SD) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP01 | GP02 | GP03 | GP01 | GP02 | GP01 | GP02 | GP03 | |||
| Mean duration in seconds (SD) | ||||||||||
| Duration of greater consultation | 775 (287) | 758 (265) | 831 (243) | 843 (324) | 664 (255) | 875 (282) | 616 (262) | 774 (419) | 765 (290) | |
| Duration of patient consultation | 611 (282) | 588 (263) | 646 (196) | 555 (236) | 519 (210) | 624 (193) | 533 (208) | 499 (274) | 569 (217) | |
| Percentage of greater consultation | 79% | 78% | 78% | 66% | 78% | 71% | 87% | 64% | 74% | |
| Greater consultation | Mean duration in seconds (percentage of greater consultation) | |||||||||
| Duration of computer use | 216 (28%) | 268 (35%) | 285 (34%) | 283 (34%) | 235 (35%) | 293 (34%) | 270 (44%) | 184 (24%) | 264 (35%) | |
| Mean duration in seconds (SD) | ||||||||||
| Reviewing history | 71 (48) | 75 (41) | 60 (58) | 106 (77) | 54 (41) | 93 (80) | 95 (57) | 24 (19) | 80 (64) | |
| Updating history | 81 (47) | 123 (28) | 138 (50) | 83 (42) | 85 (41) | 123 (44) | 128 (29) | 130 (32) | 103 (46) | |
| Prescribing | 72 (41) | 109 (61) | 45 (2) | 78 (32) | 67 (24) | 54 (31) | 53 (26) | 52 () | 64 (33) | |
| Ordering tests | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 135 () | 72 (17) | 73 (97) | 44 (17) | 60 (26) | 72 () | 56 (29) | |
| Referring patient | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 229 (234) | 70 (53) | 41 (16) | 0 (0) | 113 (152) | |
| Use of information/external IT | 26 (23) | 47 () | 172 () | 0 (0) | 65 (32) | 106 () | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 66 (51) | |
| Mean number of bouts (SD) | ||||||||||
| Bouts per greater consultation | 7 (3) | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 8 (4) | 9 (3) | 8 (3) | 13 (4) | 6 (4) | 9 (4) | |
| Bouts in patient consultation | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 6 (3) | 5 (3) | 11 (4) | 3 (3) | 5 (4) | |
| Phase of consultation | Mean duration in seconds (percentage of phase of consultation) | |||||||||
| Computer use in preparation phase | 34 (51%) | 28 (65%)) | 21 (48%) | 68 (51%) | 21 (23%) | 53 (50%) | 15 (25%) | 19 (14%) | 36 (40%) | |
| Computer use in patient-consultation phase | 99 (16%) | 117 (20%) | 81 (13%) | 102 (17%) | 171 (33%) | 108 (17%) | 238 (45%) | 56 (11%) | 138 (24%) | |
| Computer use in post-patient consultation phase | 82 (87%) | 92 (75%) | 115 (84%) | 118 (78%) | 39 (76%) | 130 (92%) | 15 (89%) | 109 (78%) | 83 (84%) | |
The above figures represent the overall computer for 112 recorded GP consultations. The mean number of bouts is rounded down