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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 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

     

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