Table 2 Workload, sources of referral and imaging referral.
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Hours per week allocated for seeing patients | ||
1–9 | 27 | 4.83 |
10–19 | 98 | 17.53 |
20–29 | 192 | 34.35 |
30–39 | 166 | 29.7 |
40–49 | 60 | 10.73 |
50 or more | 16 | 2.86 |
Number of new patients per week | ||
0–4 | 304 | 54.38 |
5–9 | 156 | 27.91 |
10–14 | 39 | 6.98 |
15–19 | 17 | 3.04 |
20–24 | 15 | 2.68 |
25 or more | 28 | 5.01 |
Number of follow-up patients per week | ||
1–9 | 54 | 9.66 |
10–19 | 138 | 24.69 |
20–29 | 178 | 31.84 |
30–39 | 100 | 17.89 |
40–49 | 49 | 8.77 |
50–59 | 18 | 3.22 |
60 or more | 22 | 3.94 |
Source of referrals received monthly | ||
None | 129 | 23.08 |
Acupuncturist | 112 | 20.04 |
Chiropractor | 33 | 5.9 |
Consultant medical doctor | 73 | 13.06 |
Dietician | 17 | 3.04 |
Employer or occupation health department | 34 | 6.08 |
Health insurance company | 123 | 22 |
Infant feeding team | 71 | 12.7 |
GP | 162 | 28.98 |
Massage therapist | 218 | 39 |
Midwife | 92 | 16.46 |
Naturopath | 16 | 2.86 |
Nutritionist | 29 | 5.19 |
Osteopath | 179 | 32.02 |
Physiotherapist | 110 | 19.68 |
Podiatrist | 60 | 10.73 |
Psychologist or counsellor | 56 | 10.02 |
Solicitor or other representative of the patient following an accident | 12 | 2.15 |
Tongue tie practitioner | 77 | 13.77 |
Other | 49 | 8.77 |
Frequency of referral for imaging | ||
Daily | 13 | 2.33 |
Weekly | 49 | 8.77 |
Monthly | 210 | 37.57 |
Quarterly | 212 | 37.92 |
Yearly | 50 | 8.94 |
Never | 25 | 4.47 |
Most common reason for imaging referral | ||
Serious pathology identification | 211 | 39.51 |
Musculoskeletal diagnosis confirmation | 124 | 23.22 |
Identification of Contraindications to treatment | 30 | 5.62 |
Patient not responding to treatment | 142 | 26.59 |
General screening purposes | 6 | 1.12 |
Other | 21 | 3.93 |
