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Western HSC Trust Average Treatment Waiting Times

Please Note: We are unable to report the average waiting times for Western Trust at this time as the Trust is implementing a new electronic patient record system (encompass).  The figures below are correct as at Thursday 1st May 2025.

A treatment is where you have been assessed by a clinician and then placed on a waiting list for an In Patient and/or Day Case Procedure.

What does this mean?

  • Treatment average waiting times include all those patients who are waiting for their first inpatient and/or day case treatment appointment.
  • 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 treatments. Patients waiting within subspecialties may experience a shorter waiting time or a significantly longer waiting time depending on the demand for a particular subspecialty treatment 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.
  • Some services may be managed by one trust, but will provide care for patients across Northern Ireland as a regional service or at a regional centre. This will be denoted by a double asterisks e.g. ENT**.
  • The waiting time information provided is updated by the first Thursday of each month.

The different waiting times refer to the level of priority of the treatment type:

  • 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 or text messages 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.
  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 22
    Routine 42

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 10

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 7
    Urgent 54
    Routine 71

     

  • ENT (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 12
    Urgent 55
    Routine 172

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 5
    Urgent 81
    Routine 169

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 20
    Routine 46

     

  • OPHTHALMOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 11
    Routine 47

     

  • PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 18

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 8

     

  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 73
    Routine 99

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 68
    Routine 145

     

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