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Southern HSC Trust – Outpatient

Southern HSC Trust Average Outpatient Waiting Times

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 7
    Routine 32

     

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 86

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 19
    Routine 42

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 31

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 26

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 18
    Urgent 34
    Routine 149
  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 27
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 32
    Routine 76
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 17
    Routine 111
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 20
    Urgent 71
    Routine 134
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 150
    Routine 126
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 59
    Routine 134
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 180
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 49
    Routine 95

    GYNAECOLOGY COLPOSCOPY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 2
    Routine 2

    GYNAECOLOGY URODYNAMICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 19
    Routine 17

     

  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 12
    Urgent 113
    Routine 124
  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 1
    Routine 4
  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 33
    Routine 190
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 7
    Urgent 25
    Routine 64
  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 29

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 33

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 26
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 12
    Routine 36
  • RHEUMATOLOGY

    RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 102
    Routine 247

     

  • THORACICS

    THORACIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 55
    Routine 142

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 15
    Routine 139

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