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.
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BREAST SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 2 Routine 37 -
CARDIOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 12 Routine 66 -
DENTAL
ORTHODONTICS
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 15 Routine 49 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 1 Urgent 7 Routine 17 PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 43 Routine 45 RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 7 Routine 10 SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Routine 108 -
DERMATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 10 Urgent 75 Routine 178 -
DIABETES
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 12 Routine 16 -
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 1 Urgent 22 Routine 66 -
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 1 Urgent 8 Routine 83 -
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 2 Urgent 39 Routine 79 -
GENERAL MEDICINE
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 23 Routine 103 -
GENERAL SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 3 Urgent 57 Routine 115 -
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 7 Routine 15 -
GYNAECOLOGY
GYNAECOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 2 Urgent 26 Routine 58 -
HAEMATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 3 Routine 15 -
HEPATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 2 Urgent 44 Routine 73 -
IMMUNOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 18 Routine 39 -
NEPHROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 10 Routine 13 -
NEUROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 84 Routine 196 -
NEUROSURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 19 Routine 73 -
ORTHOPAEDICS
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 4 Urgent 24 Routine 57 -
OPHTHALMOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 40 Routine 133 OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 9 Routine 135 OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 21 Routine 31 -
PAEDIATRICS
PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 6 Routine 67 PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 25 Routine 139 PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 6 Routine 16 PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 43 Routine 45 PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 22 Routine 115 PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 13 Routine 116 PAEDIATRIC ENT
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 13 Routine 32 PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 14 Routine 46 PAEDIATRIC HAEMOTALOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Routine 36 PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Routine 7 PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 6 Routine 16 PAEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 4 Routine 3 PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 21 Routine 31 PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 11 Routine 19 PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 18 Routine 96 PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 12 Routine 14 PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 5 Routine 10 PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 4 Routine 8 PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 4 Routine 19 -
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 33 Routine 41 -
RHEUMATOLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 47 Routine 245 -
RESPIRATORY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 1 Urgent 11 Routine 55 -
THORACICS
THORACIC SURGERY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Routine 19 -
UROLOGY
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Red Flag 3 Urgent 16 Routine 52 -
VASCULAR
VASCULAR
Priority Average Wait (Weeks) Urgent 2 Routine 86