Table 2 Mean* contacts (per person year) to primary public health care before, under and after CHAMPS

Period 1: Before (1998–2008) **

Overall N

1550

38,154

2198

Risk time (Person years)

12,848

329,485

19,624

Contacts with physiotherapists (n)

123

7173

689

Contacts with chiropractors (n)

673

9473

854

Contacts with general practitioners (n)

75,070

1,923,236

111,319

Total contacts (n)

75,866

1,939,882

112,862

Contacts with physiotherapists, Mean*

0.01

0.02

0.04

Contacts with chiropractors, Mean*

0.05

0.03

0.04

Contacts with general practitioners, Mean*

5.84

5.84

5.67

Overall contacts, Mean*

5.91

5.89

5.75

Period 2: During (2008–2014)**

Overall N

1555

37,938

2182

Risk time (Person years)

8766

213,710

12,300

Contacts with physiotherapists (n)

498

22,921

1578

Contacts with chiropractors (n)

1240

10,979

1212

Contacts with general practitioners (n)

20,311

584,268

31,069

Total contacts (n)

22,049

618,012

33,851

Contacts with physiotherapists, Mean*

0.06

0.11

0.13

Contacts with chiropractors, Mean*

0.14

0.05

0.10

Contacts with general practitioners, Mean*

2.32

2.73

2.53

Overall contacts, Mean*

2.52

2.89

2.75

Period: After (2014–2019)**

Overall N

1553

37,730

2176

Risk time (Person years)

8590

208,639

12,033

Contacts with physiotherapists (n)

1078

37,919

1550

Contacts with chiropractors (n)

1838

19,533

1903

Contacts with general practitioners (n)

27,560

774,584

41,226

Total contacts (n)

30,476

831,917

44,679

Contacts with physiotherapists, Mean*

0.13

0.18

0.13

Contacts with chiropractors, Mean*

0.21

0.09

0.16

Contacts with general practitioners, Mean*

3.21

3.71

3.43

Overall contacts, Mean*

3.55

3.99

3.71