Table 3

Timeliness of cases being seen in a specialist clinic

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Total
Freq. % Freq. % Freq. % Freq. % Freq. % Freq. %
Seen in specialist clinic
≤90 days 221 77.0 232 77.6 190 80.5 207 82.1 208 85.4 1054 80.3
91–120 days 42 14.6 31 10.4 26 11.0 26 10.3 22 9.2 147 11.2
121–150 days 12 4.2 20 6.7 13 5.5 6 2.4 4 1.7 55 4.2
151–180 days 3 1.0 6 2.0 2 0.8 4 1.6 2 0.8 17 1.3
Over 180 days 9 3.1 10 3.3 5 2.1 9 3.6 7 2.9 40 3.1
Grand total 287 100 299 100 236 100 252 100 239 100 1313 100
Prescribed penicillin prophylaxis*
≤90 days 218 77.6 226 76.4 190 81.5 206 82.7 198 85.0 1038 80.3
91–120 days 43 15.3 35 11.8 29 12.4 24 9.6 20 8.6 151 11.7
121–150 days 12 4.3 21 7.1 6 2.6 5 2.0 4 1.7 48 3.7
151–180 days 3 1.1 9 3.0 3 1.3 4 1.6 1 0.4 20 1.5
>180 days 4 1.4 5 1.7 3 1.3 10 4.0 6 2.6 28 2.2
Declined 1 0.4 0.0 2 0.9 4 1.7 7 0.5
Grand total 281 100 296 100 233 100 249 100 233 100 1292 100
  • Figures are frequencies (column percentages).

  • *Cases eligible for penicillin exclude S/HPFH and S Lepore.