An assessment of existing surge capacity of tertiary healthcare system of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan using workload indicators for staffing need method

Table 1 Health service activities and activity standards for doctors

Activity	Number of staff performing the work	Activity standard	Workload data
Medical and allied and surgical and allied specialties
Ward round	All doctors	7 min/patient	Inpatient days
Admission	All doctors	15 min/patient	Number of admissions
OPD	All doctors	10 min/patient	Number of OPD
Death	All doctors	10 mints/death	Number of deaths
Discharge	All doctors	10 min/patient	Number of discharges
Pre- and post-round examination (DPR, order carryout, counseling, etc.)	All doctors	30 min/patient/day	Inpatient days
Major surgeries*	All doctors	150 min/operation	OT data
Minor surgeries*	All doctors	50 min/surgery	OT data
Emergency department
ED consultation	All doctors	10 min/patient	ED OPD

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