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Table 5 Home visits with waiting times and time targets for the arrival of the home visit doctor

From: General practice cooperatives: long waiting times for home visits due to long distances?

Urgency

Number of Home visits

% visit ≤ 15 min

% Consultation ≤ 30 min (%)

Consultation ≤ 60 min (%)

Consultation ≤ 120 min (%)**

U1

205

68.8*

95.6

98.5

100

U2

1613

41.2

76.6

95.6*

99.6

U3

1915

29.8

61.4

89.8

98.4*

U4

1845

23.6

56.3

84.3

97.3

Total

5578

32.5

65.4

88.7

98.6

  1. U1, Life-threatening; U2, acute; U3, urgent; U4, routine
  2. *Time targets: 15 min for U1, 60 min for U2, 180 min for U3, and no time limit for U4
  3. **Although the time limit for U3 is 180 min, almost 100% of the U3 patients received a consultation within 120 min. For this reason we chose to maintain the time limit of 120 min