Table 3 Time spent on task categories
From: Delegation of patient related tasks to allied health assistants: a time motion study
Task | Minutes/day (%) |
|---|---|
Overall | Â |
 Patient Tasks | 293 (64) |
 Non-patient | 167 (36) |
Patient Tasks | Â |
 Direct | 197 (43) |
 Indirect | 96 (21) |
Task Categories | Â |
 Treatment | 157 (34) |
 Clinical reporting | 78 (17) |
 Administration | 76 (17) |
 Equipment/Environment | 65 (14) |
 Complex cases | 26 (6) |
 Supervision | 21 (5) |
 Transition | 15 (3) |
 Discharge planning | 8 (2) |
 Assessment | 8 (2) |
 Research/Quality | 7 (2) |