Senior reviews in consultations carried out by specialty registrars, nurse specialists and GPST/CMTs
| Clinician seen | Senior review | No senior review | p-valuec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Consult length, minutes (IQR)a | Time for review, minutes (IQR)b | n (%) | Consult length, minutes (IQR) | ||
| Registrars (n=206) | 26 (13%) | 21.4 (17.8–32.3) | 3.5 (2.0– 8.5) | 180 (87%) | 15.8 (13.0–19.7) | 0.000 |
| Nurse specialists (n=143) | 14 (10%) | 21.9 (17.7–32.7) | 4.5 (2.0–5.3) | 129 (90%) | 16.0 (13.1–24.2) | 0.022 |
| GPST/CMT (n=45) | 43 (96%) | 20.5 (14.5–26.4) | 5.0 (3.0–9.0) | 2 (4%) | 6.2 (6.2–6.3) | 0.002 |
aMedian total consultation length ; btime used during clinic consultation for senior review; ccomparison of consultation lengths with or without senior reviews.
CMT = core medical trainee; GPST = general practice specialty trainee; IQR = interquartile range