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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 11
    Routine 38

    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 13
    Routine 68

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 54
    Routine 124

     

  • DENTAL

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 56

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 16

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 44
    Routine 55

    RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 11

    SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 107

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 8
    Urgent 80
    Routine 181
  • DIABETES
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 12
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 17
    Routine 70
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 19
    Routine 85
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 43
    Routine 89
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 23
    Routine 92
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 53
    Routine 116
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 17

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 25
    Routine 59
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 1
    Routine 14
  • HEPATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 35
    Routine 68
  • IMMUNOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 30

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 13

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 86
    Routine 186
  • NEUROSURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 20
    Routine 82
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 6
    Urgent 29
    Routine 56
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPHTHALMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 52
    Routine 141

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 37

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 49

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – DIABETIC

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 42
    Routine 62

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – GLAUCOMA

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 53
    Routine 43

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 34

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 66

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 29
    Routine 133

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 15

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 44
    Routine 55

    PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 29
    Routine 122

    PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 121

    PAEDIATRIC ENT

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 17
    Routine 41

    PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 52

    PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 19
    Routine 30

    PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 7

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 16

    PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 34

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 80

    PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 97

    PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 18
    Routine 20

    PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 20

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 4

    PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 20

     

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 33
    Routine 41
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 33
    Routine 250
  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 53
  • THORACIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 13

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 12
    Routine 53

     

  • VASCULAR
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 90

     

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