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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)
    Routine 40

    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 58

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 55
    Routine 110

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 52

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 55

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 50
    Routine 70

    RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 7

    SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 33

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 8
    Urgent 94
    Routine 198
  • DIABETES
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 16
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 16
    Routine 74
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 11
    Routine 82
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 52
    Routine 97
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 24
    Routine 77
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 45
    Routine 120
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 17

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 29
    Routine 59
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 9
  • HEPATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 65
  • IMMUNOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 20

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 18

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 89
    Routine 194
  • NEUROSURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 21
    Routine 95
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPHTHALMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 57
    Routine 131

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 47

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 12

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – DIABETIC

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 50
    Routine 64

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – GLAUCOMA

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 63
    Routine 48

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 37

     

  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 7
    Urgent 36
    Routine 56
  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 35
    Routine 125

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 19

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 50
    Routine 70

    PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 39
    Routine 130

    PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 28
    Routine 113

    PAEDIATRIC ENT

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 19
    Routine 48

    PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 53

    PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 32

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 63

    PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 7

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 15

    PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 37

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 68

    PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 18
    Routine 104

    PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 26
    Routine 31

    PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 14

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 7

    PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 22
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 27
  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 50
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 28
    Routine 253
  • THORACIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 7

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 58

     

  • VASCULAR
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 97

     

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