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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)
    Red Flag 3
    Routine 41

     

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 67

     

  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 28
    Routine 108

     

  • DENTAL

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 51

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 6
    Routine 18

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 42
    Routine 48

    RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 9

    SPECIAL CARE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 112

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 9
    Urgent 76
    Routine 180
  • DIABETES
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 18
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 20
    Routine 67
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 9
    Routine 84
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 40
    Routine 80
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 21
    Routine 106
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 58
    Routine 117
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 15

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 26
    Routine 59
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 17
  • HEPATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 41
    Routine 71
  • IMMUNOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 36

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 13

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 84
    Routine 197
  • NEUROSURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 19
    Routine 76
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 6
    Urgent 26
    Routine 58
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPHTHALMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 39
    Routine 134

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – MACULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 35

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 56

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – DIABETIC

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 41
    Routine 62

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – GLAUCOMA

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 42

    OPHTHALMOLOGY – PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 22
    Routine 30

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 66

    PAEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 25
    Routine 127

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 17

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 42
    Routine 48

    PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 23
    Routine 118

    PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 116

    PAEDIATRIC ENT

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 13
    Routine 30

    PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 49

    PAEDIATRIC HAEMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 37

    PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 6

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 17

    PAEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 5

    PAEDIATRIC OPHTHAMOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 22
    Routine 30

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 22

    PAEDIATRIC PLASTIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 98

    PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 15
    Routine 16

    PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 10

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 9

    PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 19

     

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 32
    Routine 43
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 42
    Routine 246
  • RESPIRATORY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 11
    Routine 54
  • THORACICS

    THORACIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 18

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 16
    Routine 53

     

  • VASCULAR

    VASCULAR

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 89

     

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