Table 3 Hours per week on different patient-related office work, additional positions in the community and on other professional activities (n = 1876)
From: Workload in Norwegian general practice 2018 – an observational study
Hours per week | Mean proportion of total regular working hours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentiles | % | ||||||
10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 90 | |||
Total patient-related office work (n = 1876) | 25.8 | 32.1 | 38.4 | 45.1 | 51.6 | 79.7 | |
Face-to-face consultations | |||||||
Face-to-face consultations at the office | 16.5 | 20.5 | 24.8 | 28.8 | 32.8 | 51.0 | |
Clinical meetings | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |
Home visits | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
Other patient related work | |||||||
Medical records without patient present | 2.8 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 14.7 | |
Certificates and declaration | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | |
Phone/e-mail patient/next of kin | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |
Phone/e-mail others | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
E-consultations | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
Additional community position (n = 828) | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 13.0 | |
Other professional activities (n = 411) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 15.6 | 8.5 | |
Administration of office practice (n = 1876) | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | |
Total regular working hours (n = 1876) | 35.8 | 41.6 | 48.0 | 55.4 | 63.3 | 100.0 | |