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Belfast HSC Trust – Outpatient

Belfast 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 45

    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 12
    Routine 59

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 49
    Routine 109

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 47

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 60

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 56
    Routine 78

    RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 8

    SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 35

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 108
    Routine 219
  • DIABETES
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 20
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 77
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)

    The publication of average waiting time information for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services has been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing data validation exercise. Information will be published once the validation process has been completed.

  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 53
    Routine 78
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 29
    Routine 61
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 43
    Routine 125
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 18

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 34
    Routine 60
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 7
  • HEPATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 59
  • IMMUNOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 23

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 9

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 100
    Routine 170
  • NEUROSURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 26
    Routine 108
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPHTHALMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 53
    Routine 143

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 65

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 3

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 44
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 6
    Urgent 37
    Routine 60
  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 44
    Routine 150

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 32

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 56
    Routine 78

    PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 53
    Routine 165

    PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 124

     

    PAEDIATRIC ENT
    The publication of average waiting time information for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services has been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing data validation exercise. Information will be published once the validation process has been completed.


    PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 19
    Routine 50

    PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 34

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 53

    PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 9

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 24

    PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 44

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 50

    PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 18
    Routine 119

    PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 36
    Routine 42

    PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 5

    PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 17
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 22
    Routine 26
  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 42
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 264
  • THORACIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 3

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 31

     

  • VASCULAR
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 105

     

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