Table 1 Workload components and activity standards for health service activities
Heath service activities | Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Do not agree/disagree (%) | Disagree/strongly disagree (%) | Activity standard (min per patient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delphi round one | |||||
Ward rounds (individual and multidisciplinary) | 95 | 5 | 10 | ||
Patient screening | 71 | 14 | 15 | 5 | |
Inpatient consultation and treatment (New) | 100 | 30 | |||
Inpatient nutritional assessment (ABCDE) and diagnosis | 100 | 15 | |||
Inpatient calculation of nutritional requirements and development of nutrition intervention plans | 95 | 5 | 15 | ||
Inpatient nutrition support and dietary counselling | 95 | 5 | 30 | ||
Inpatient consultation and treatment (follow-up) | 95 | 5 | 15 | ||
Inpatient referral, communication with the multidisciplinary team and related activities | 90 | 10 | 10 | ||
Outpatient consultation and treatment (new) | 81 | 19 | 45 | ||
Outpatient nutritional assessment (ABCDE) and diagnosis | 86 | 14 | 15 | ||
Outpatient nutritional plan and intervention including dietary counseling | 86 | 14 | 30 | ||
Outpatient consultation treatment (follow-up) | 67 | 28 | 5 | 30 | |
Newly proposed health service activities: Delphi round two | |||||
Outpatient consultation* | 81 | 5 | 14 | ||
Outpatient follow-up* | 62 | 10 | 19 | 10 | |
Outpatient/specialist clinics (cerebral palsy, diabetes, etc.) | 71 | 14 | 14 | 45 | |
Report writing and patient notes | 86 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
Referral process including writing of letters (between health facilities) | 76 | 5 | 19 | 10 |