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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 42

    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 11
    Routine 60

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 49
    Routine 110

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 52

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8
    Routine 58

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 54
    Routine 80

    RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 7

    SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 36

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 109
    Routine 221
  • DIABETES
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 17
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    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 2
    Urgent 54
    Routine 79
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 30
    Routine 63
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 41
    Routine 126
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 18

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 33
    Routine 61
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 7
  • HEPATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 53
  • IMMUNOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 24

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 6

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 102
    Routine 164
  • NEUROSURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 21
    Routine 106
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPHTHALMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 53
    Routine 143

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 67

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 42
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 7
    Urgent 38
    Routine 60
  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 42
    Routine 154

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 32

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 54
    Routine 80

    PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 51
    Routine 171

    PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 123

     

    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 17
    Routine 52

    PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 33

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 49

    PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 8

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 22

    PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 42

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 46

    PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 24
    Routine 120

    PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 39
    Routine 42

    PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 5

    PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 16
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 19
    Routine 26
  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 40
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 267
  • THORACIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 4

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 6
    Routine 24

     

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

     

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