Table 5 Data derived from the number and length of vaccination appointments and time spent on vaccination during the 10-day study period at each practice

Childhood appointments (n)

9

14

15

23

24

30

23

31

71

Mean length, min (95% CI)

20.2 (18.2–22.2)

15.4 (13.1–17.6)

22.0 (16.4–27.6)

13.9 (11.5–16.3)

18.1 (16.0–20.1)

9.8 (8.9–10.7)

18.3 (15.5–21.1)

9.0 (8.0–10.5)

16.7 (15.4–17.8)

Annual appts per child 0–4 (n)

1.53

0.76

1.01

1.56

1.28

1.01

0.81

1.20

1.24

Adult appointments (n)

26

10

22

17

4

23

7

14

16

Mean length, min (95% CI)

9.2 (8.6–9.8)

11.2 (8.7–13.7)

14.1 (12.6–15.6)

8.7 (6.9–10.5)

6.8 (2.9–10.6)

8.0 (6.8–9.2)

13.3 (11.4–15.1)

9.1 (7.6–10.6)

13.5 (11.9–15.1)

Annual appts per adult aged 65+ (n)

0.45

0.38

0.57

0.17

0.04

0.19

0.11

0.11

0.17

Total time spent on vaccination during study period (TPVT) (min)

1205

915

1821

1017

973

1224

1481

1231

2711

Proportion of time spent on non-clinical tasks, min (%)

784 (65.1)

588 (64.3)

1180 (64.8)

550 (54.1)

512 (52.6)

746 (60.9)

893 (60.3)

825 (67.0)

1312 (48.4)

Proportion of time spent on clinical tasks, min (%)

421 (34.9)

327 (35.7)

641 (35.2)

467 (45.9)

461 (47.4)

478 (39.1)

588 (39.7)

406 (33.0)

1399 (51.6)

Relative time per patient (mean time per patient on list = 1)

1.86

0.98

1.84

0.89

0.55

0.63

0.75

0.55

0.96