Table 1 Staff time associated with components of the paediatric febrile illness pathway
Activity | Mean duration (min) |
|---|---|
Triage time (nurse)* | 4.5 |
Clinician consultation time (MTS green)* | 16.2 |
Clinician consultation time (MTS yellow)* | 19.4 |
Clinician consultation time (MTS orange)* | 21.1 |
Clinician consultation time (MTS red)* | 22.7 |
Clinician time—writing up patient notes# | 10 |
Order blood/urine culture (clinician)# | 10 |
Arrange X-ray (clinician)# | 6 |
Book patient into the ED (receptionist)# | 2 |
Refer patient to other specialties (clinician)# | 20 |
Insert cannula (clinician)* | 20 |
Provide antibiotics/other medicines (nurse)# | 5 |
Visual assessment triage (nurse)* | 2 |
Interpret results of ancillary investigations (clinician)# | 10 |