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Table 2 Support activities and activity standards for doctors

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

Activity

Appropriate cadre

Activity standard

Post-graduate teaching (for all except MTI Bannu)

All doctors

180 min/week

Clinico-pathological conference

All doctors

60 min/week

Journal club

All doctors

60 min/week

Documentation

All doctors

60 min/week (For ED 180 min/wee)

Tea break

All doctors

30 min/day

Minor medical procedures (for medical and allied units only)

All doctors

180 min per week (for all hospitals except SGTH where it was 120 min/week)

Resuscitations and emergency patient care

All doctors

20 min/day (for ED 90 min/day)