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Northern HSC Trust – Outpatient

Northern HSC Trust Average Outpatient Waiting Times

Please Note: We are unable to report the average waiting times for Northern Trust at this time as the Trust is implementing a new electronic patient record system (encompass).  The figures below are correct as at Wednesday 6th November 2024.

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*
  • 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
    Urgent 2
    Routine 13

     

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 19

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 73
    Routine 219

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 34

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks
    Red Flag 11
    Urgent 56
    Routine 125

     

  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 9

     

  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 6
    Urgent 12
    Routine 50

     

  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 27
    Routine 62

     

  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 42
    Routine 153

     

  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 24
    Routine 58

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 38
    Routine 89
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 13
    Routine 33
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 8
    Routine 58

    GYNAECOLOGY COLPOSCOPY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 3

    GYNAECOLOGY HYSTEROSCOPY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 3
    Routine 3

    GYNAECOLOGY URODYNAMICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 31
    Routine 38
  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 40
    Routine 140

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 1
    Routine 2

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 70
    Routine 86

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 28

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 32
    Routine 92

     

  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 23
    Routine 63
  • THORACICS

    THORACIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 33
    Routine 72

     

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