Table 3

Proportion of patients seen within ATS recommendations by clinician group

n%p Value*
Nurse practitioner/nurse practitioner candidate982/119082.5<0.001
Locum medical officer31/4864.60.430
Emergency physician444/74060.00.564
Intern287/49258.50.797
Senior medical officer1258/218157.70.141
Registrar868/158654.7<0.001
Junior medical officer858/178148.2<0.001
  • * χ2.

  • ATS, Australasian triage scale.