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Service Pressures

Patients Declared Medically Optimised for Discharge with Complex Discharge Needs – Snapshot position as at 1030 am

Date:  16th May 2025

The following update provides a regional overview of the current pressures and challenges across the HSC System in Northern Ireland.

BHSCT 166
NHSCT 125
SET 76
SHSCT 0
WHSCT 107
REGIONAL TOTAL 474

Number of Patients in Emergency Departments

The information is taken from a live, operational dashboard and only provides a snapshot of Emergency Departments at a particular point in time. Therefore, as the situation in Emergency Departments is very dynamic, the information cannot and should not be taken as the definitive position.

Emergency Departments – Snapshot Position at 12pm Today

Date: 16th May 2025

Trust Hospital Total Waiting in Emergency Department Over 12 hours Number of Patients Waiting for Admission to a Hospital Bed (DTA) ED Attendances previous 24hrs (midnight to midnight)
Belfast MATER 28 7 5 110
Belfast RVH 109 35 20 182
Belfast Belfast Total 137 42 25 292
Northern ANTRIM 116 35 38 260
Northern CAUSEWAY 61 20 22 140
Northern Northern Total 177 55 60 400
South Eastern ULSTER 144 54 50 196
South Eastern South East Total 144 54 50 196
Southern CRAIGAVON 91 46 27 167
Southern DAISY HILL 47 13 15 121
Southern Southern Total 138 59 42 288
Western ALTNAGELVIN 92 38 29 130
Western SWAH 45 9 9 101
Western Western Total 137 47 38 231
Regional Position Regional Total 733 257 215 1407

The information is not updated on weekends or Bank Holidays.

  • Information provided relates to Type 1 sites only. Type 1 departments are defined as those with a consultant-led service with designated accommodation for the reception of emergency care patients, providing both emergency medicine and emergency surgical services on a round the clock basis.
  • In Emergency Departments, the sickest and most critically injured patients will be prioritised. People with less serious conditions unfortunately may have to wait longer to be seen, treated, and either discharged or admitted to a hospital bed. Please consider other services, including Urgent Care Centres (which are now running in RVH in Belfast and Downe Hospitals), Minor Injury Units, GP Out of Hours, or your own GP.  Pharmacists now also have additional services in place and can also offer advice and treatment for common conditions and refer patients to other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
  • These figures do not include Urgent Care & Phone First attendances.

ED Pressures – Weekly Indicators

Weekly Position: Friday 2nd May 2025 – Thursday 8th May 2025

Trust Hospital ED Attendances Number of Waits > 12hrs % of Waits <4 hrs
Belfast MATER 834 108 37%
Belfast RVH 1,478 396 19%
Belfast RBHSC 867 4 60%
Belfast Belfast Total 3,179 508 35%
Northern ANTRIM 1,825 286 32%
Northern CAUSEWAY 973 138 47%
Northern Northern Total 2,798 424 38%
South Eastern ULSTER 1,585 333 21%
South Eastern LAGAN VALLEY 451 0 77%
South Eastern DOWNE 358 0 94%
South Eastern South East Total 2,394 333 43%
Southern CRAIGAVON 1,497 393 34%
Southern DAISY HILL 1,032 203 40%
Southern Southern Total 2,529 596 37%
Western ALTNAGELVIN 1,011 228 28%
Western SWAH 700 117 45%
Western Western Total 1,711 345 35%
Regional Position Regional Total 12,611 2,206 37%

 

PLEASE NOTE:

There have been changes to delay codes and performance monitoring targets over recent years so care must be taken when interpreting trends.

There are additional caveats regarding availability of data due to encompass implementation.

If any advice is required in terms of interpretation please contact SPPG Information at:  SPPGInformation@hscni.net

ED attendances are New & Unplanned only, and no UCC, Phone First or MIU attendances are included

Southern and Western Trust data is sourced from eEMS & Sypmhony universes within Business Objects

Belfast, Northern and South Eastern data is sourced from EPIC, though please note EPIC data currently subject to ongoing validation with Trusts