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Northern HSC Trust – Outpatient

Northern 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 3
    Routine 25

    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 6
    Routine 31
  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 8
    Urgent 78
    Routine 177
  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 18

     

  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 73

     

  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 54
    Routine 85

     

  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 44
    Routine 129

     

  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 31
    Routine 75

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 33
    Routine 87
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 32
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 5
    Urgent 17
    Routine 66
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 79
    Routine 130

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 5

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 35

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 37
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 30
    Routine 111

     

  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 37
    Routine 75

     

  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 34
    Routine 73

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