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South Eastern HSC Trust – Treatments

South Eastern HSC Trust Average Treatment Waiting Times

Published Encompass data is subject to ongoing validation by each Trust. 

A treatment is where you have been assessed by a clinician and then placed on a waiting list for an In Patient and/or Day Case Procedure.

What does this mean?

  • Treatment average waiting times include all those patients who are waiting for their first inpatient and/or day case treatment appointment.
  • 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 treatments. Patients waiting within subspecialties may experience a shorter waiting time or a significantly longer waiting time depending on the demand for a particular subspecialty treatment 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.
  • Some services may be managed by one trust, but will provide care for patients across Northern Ireland as a regional service or at a regional centre. This will be denoted by a double asterisks e.g. ENT**.
  • The waiting time information provided is updated by the first Thursday of each month.

The different waiting times refer to the level of priority of the treatment type:

  • 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 or text messages 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.
  • Treatment average waiting times are currently inclusive of diagnostics and scopes waits.
  • BREAST
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 8
    Urgent 8
    Routine 51

     

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 9
    Routine 16

     

  • DENTAL

    DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 76

    ORAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 50
    Routine 119

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 11

     

  • ENT (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT)**

    ENT**

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 64
    Urgent 49
    Routine 132

    PAEDIATRIC ENT

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 30
    Routine 32

     

  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 32
    Routine 13

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 11
    Urgent 69
    Routine 104

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 12
    Urgent 145
    Routine 196

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 18
    Routine 86

    PAEDIATRIC ENT

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 30
    Routine 32

     

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 17
    Routine 24

     

  • PLASTIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 11
    Urgent 129
    Routine 266

     

  • UROLOGY**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 55
    Routine 76

     

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