Hours per week spent seeing patients
• Less than 30 hours: 5 percent
• 30 to 45 hours: 40 percent
• 46 to 55 hours: 31 percent
• 56 to 65 hours: 14 percent
• More than 65 hours: 8 percent
Hours per week spent on paperwork and administration (Self-employed)
• One to four hours: 17 percent
• Five to nine hours: 23 percent
• 10 to 14 hours: 40 percent
• 15 to 19 hours: 10 percent
• 20 to 24 hours: 5 percent
• 25 or more hours: 4 percent
Hours per week spent on paperwork and administration (Employed)
• None: 2 percent
• One to four hours: 14 percent
• Five to nine hours: 25 percent
• 10 to 14 hours: 37 percent
• 15 to 19 hours: 8 percent
• 20 to 24 hours: 6 percent
• 25 or more hours: 8 percent
‘Time spent with each patient
• Less than nine minutes: 1 percent
• Nine to 12 minutes: 10 percent
• 13 to 16 minutes: 35 percent
• 17 to 20 minutes: 26 percent
• 21 to 24 minutes: 15 percent
• 25 minutes or more: 13 percent
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