Median consultation lengths, minutes (interquartile range)
| Nature of consultation | Clinician seen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant (n=189) | Specialty registrar (n=206) | Nurse consultant (n=24) | Nurse specialist (n=143) | GPST/CMT (n=45) | All clinicians | |
| All consultations (n=607) | 14.9 (10.7–20.9) | 16.1 (13.2–20.7) | 14.5 (10.8–16.5) | 16.5 (13.6–24.3) | 18.5 (13.6–26.4) | 16.0 (11.9–21.3) |
| Nature of diagnosis | ||||||
| General (n=346) | 16.1 (10.8–24.2) | 16.2 (13.2–21.1) | - | 20.2 (14.1–27.5) | 18.0 (12.0–25.5) | 16.5 (12.8–24.1) |
| Lesion (n=235) | 13.5 (9.9–18.9) | 15.9 (13.1–19.8) | 14.9 (10.7–16.6) | 13.9 (10.6–17.5) | 21.8 (15.7–26.8) | 15.5 (11.7–20.1) |
| Consultation type | ||||||
| New (n=166) | 19.7 (13.7–25.1) | 16.3 (13.7–21.0) | 14.5 (10.8–19.0) | 22.4 (15.0–27.2) | 25.9 (17.6–35.0) | 17.6 (13.8–24.2) |
| Follow-up (n=441) | 13.3 (9.7–19.4) | 16.1 (13.1–20.4) | 13.3 (7.2–16.4) | 16.0 (13.2–23.4) | 14.9 (10.8–21.5) | 15.7 (11.4–20.8) |
| General dermatological (category A) diagnosis | ||||||
| New (n=62) | 24.3 (16.9–29.2) | 16.3 (13.4–21.7) | - | 26.5 (23.4–28.7) | 39.3 (25.6–59.9) | 21.8 (16.3–27.6) |
| Follow-up (n=284) | 14.0 (9.7–20.5) | 16.0 (12.9–21.0) | - | 18.6 (14.0–26.3) | 14.9 (9.2–20.0) | 16.0 (11.5–21.7) |
| Skin tumours (category B) diagnosis | ||||||
| New (n=101) | 15.6 (13.0–20.1) | 16.0 (13.6–20.6) | 14.5 (10.8–19.0) | 19.0 (12.5–20.4) | 22.9 (16.8–31.4) | 16.0 (13.2–21.0) |
| Follow-up (n=134) | 12.0 (7.7–18.9) | 15.8 (12.8–18.8) | 15.3 (6.0–16.6) | 13.8 (10.5–15.6) | 18.2 (9.9–22.6) | 14.4 (10.7–18.8) |
CMT = core medical trainee; GPST = general practice specialty trainee