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Southern HSC Trust – Outpatient

Southern HSC Trust Average Outpatient Waiting Times

Published encompass data is subject to ongoing validation by each Trust. 

What does this mean?

  • Some patients will wait less time than the average and some patients will wait longer than the average waiting time indicated.
  • Average waiting time is the average (mean) of all patients waiting within the specialty at each hospital Trust and can be impacted by waiting times for subspecialty appointments. Patients waiting within subspecialties may experience a shorter waiting time or a significantly longer waiting time depending on the demand for a particular subspecialty appointment type.
  • The data presented in the website reflects the average waiting time for those patients who are actively waiting for their appointment, procedure or endoscopy.
  • Patients are being managed based on clinical urgency and therefore waiting times can vary depending on each patient’s clinical condition.
  • Some services may be provided by a multi-disciplinary team e.g. doctor, consultant, specialist nurse or an allied health professional. This will be denoted by an asterisk e.g. Orthopaedics*
  • Some services may be managed by one trust, but will provide care for patients across Northern Ireland as a regional service. This will be denoted by a double asterisks e.g. Cataracts**
  • The waiting time information provided is updated on the first Thursday of each month.

The different waiting times refer to the level of priority of the appointment:

  • Red Flag: These appointments are allocated to patients with suspected Cancer diagnosis and are the highest priority.
  • Urgent: These appointments are allocated to patients with urgent care needs other than Cancer.
  • Routine: These appointments are allocated to patients who require a non-urgent appointment.

Specialty A-Z

Please select the specialty you have been referred to or are under the care of from the list below.

If you are not sure which specialty you have been referred to, please check any letters that you have received from your hospital as this information should be included in these.

To note:

  • If the average waiting time for a specialty and/or a priority is less than 1 week, this will be denoted as < 1 in the average weeks waiting.
  • Where there is no current average waiting time for a priority, the priority for that specialty will not be reported.
  • BREAST SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 27

    Red Flag patients waiting for Breast Surgery will be treated under the regional service within South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. Please see the link below for the Breast Surgery Red Flag average wait:

    https://online.hscni.net/my-waiting-times-ni/setrust/set-outpatients/

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 52

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 54
    Routine 87

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 50
  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 50
    Routine 184
  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 33
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 32
    Routine 73
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 18
    Routine 102
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 50
    Routine 138
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 244
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 62
    Routine 147
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 181
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 56
    Routine 68

     

  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 5
    Urgent 48
    Routine 32
  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 5
  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 31
    Routine 209
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 51
    Routine 97

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 20
    Routine 53
  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 48
    Routine 109

     

  • RHEUMATOLOGY

    RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 93
    Routine 227

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 5
    Routine 69

     

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