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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 3
    Urgent 10
    Routine 34

     

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 90

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 19
    Routine 44

    ORTHODONTICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 30

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 30

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 20
    Urgent 36
    Routine 151
  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 26
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 30
    Routine 76
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 18
    Routine 112
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 21
    Urgent 73
    Routine 136
  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 171
    Routine 158
  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 60
    Routine 134
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 166
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 48
    Routine 96

    GYNAECOLOGY COLPOSCOPY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 1
    Routine 2

    GYNAECOLOGY URODYNAMICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 17
    Routine 18

     

  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 13
    Urgent 107
    Routine 117
  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 2
    Routine 5
  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 34
    Routine 192
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 5
    Urgent 28
    Routine 64
  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 29

    PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 35

    PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 30
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 14
    Routine 36
  • RHEUMATOLOGY

    RHEUMATOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 103
    Routine 250

     

  • THORACICS

    THORACIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 56
    Routine 144

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 15
    Routine 133

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