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Western HSC Trust – Outpatient

Western 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*
  • 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 <1
    Urgent 9
    Routine 11
  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 8
  • CATARACTS**
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 69
    Routine 90
  • DENTAL

    ORAL SURGERY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 40
    Routine 161

    ORTHODONTICS 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 6
    Routine 11
  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 36
    Routine 63
  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 14
  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 17
    Routine 56
  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 32
    Routine 97
  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 91
    Routine 186

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 110
    Routine 158
  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 78
    Routine 68
  • GYNAECOLOGY

    GYNAECOLOGY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 37
    Routine 128

    GYNAECOLOGY COLPOSCOPY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 21

     

  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 4
    Routine 3
  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 7
    Routine 11
  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 79
    Routine 261
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY

    OPTHALMOLOGY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag <1
    Urgent 17
    Routine 76

    OPTHALMOLOGY  – DIABETIC MACULAR OEDEMA 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4

    OPTHALMOLOGY  – RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 8

    OPTHALMOLOGY  – WET AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 3
    Routine 4

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 11

    PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 23

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 18
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 18
  • RESPIRATORY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 10
    Routine 31
  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 27
    Routine 92
  • ORTHOPAEDICS
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 1
    Urgent 5
    Routine 35

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 25
    Routine 42

     

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