Table
1: Percentage of referrals that resulted in appointments within eight
weeks before and after intervention, stratified according to doctor
training
Percentage of appointments within
8 weeks (total number of referrals made)
Before Intervention
After Intervention
RR (95% CI)
Non-fellow/non-trainee
13.1 (288)
35.4 (227)
2.70 (1.75-4.18)
Other specialists
14.1 (21)
28.6 (7)
2.02 (0.57-7.18)
FM trainee
14.9 (162)
26.7(135)
1.78 (1.01-3.17)
FM fellow
26.2 (25)
40.7 (54)
1.56 (0.85-2.84)
Overall
15.3
33.3
2.18 (1.70-2.80)
122 letters
in the "before intervention" stage could not be categorized
because of illegibility.