The following update provides a regional overview of the current pressures and challenges across the HSC System in Northern Ireland.
Patients Declared Medically Optimised for Discharge with Complex Discharge Needs – Snapshot position as at 10.30am
Date: 14th January 2025
| BHSCT | 145 |
| NHSCT | 120 |
| SET | 87 |
| SHSCT | 86 |
| WHSCT | 132 |
| REGIONAL TOTAL | 570 |
Please note that this is unvalidated operational management information produced at a snapshot time during the day and is used to manage hospital flows. Therefore, as the situation in hospitals is very dynamic, the information is likely to rapidly change and should not be taken as the definitive position.
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.
Date 14th January 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 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 106 |
| Belfast | RVH | 138 | 62 | 51 | 174 |
| Belfast | Belfast Total | 191 | 83 | 70 | 280 |
| Northern | ANTRIM | 101 | 57 | 57 | 218 |
| Northern | CAUSEWAY | 55 | 26 | 26 | 111 |
| Northern | Northern Total | 156 | 83 | 83 | 329 |
| South Eastern | ULSTER | 146 | 49 | 56 | 171 |
| South Eastern | South East Total | 146 | 49 | 56 | 171 |
| Southern | CRAIGAVON | 86 | 48 | 48 | 199 |
| Southern | DAISY HILL | 59 | 32 | 30 | 199 |
| Southern | Southern Total | 145 | 80 | 78 | 398 |
| Western | ALTNAGELVIN | 97 | 47 | 39 | 191 |
| Western | SWAH | 40 | 18 | 18 | 111 |
| Western | Western Total | 137 | 65 | 57 | 302 |
| Regional Position | Regional Total | 775 | 360 | 344 | 1480 |
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.