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South Eastern HSC Trust – Outpatients

South Eastern HSC Trust Average Outpatient Waiting Times

Published Encompass data is subject to ongoing validation by each Trust. 

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 or at a regional centre. This will be denoted by a double asterisks e.g. ENT**.
  • 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 6
    Routine 25

    Red Flag patients waiting for Breast Surgery across Northern Ireland will be treated under the regional service within South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.

  • CARDIOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 28
    Routine 52

     

  • DENTAL

    ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 73
    Routine 166

     

  • DERMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 5
    Urgent 58
    Routine 206

     

  • DIABETOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 7

     

  • ENDOCRINOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 4
    Routine 5

     

  • EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT)

    The publication of average waiting time information for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services has been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing data validation exercise. Information will be published once the validation process has been completed.

  • GASTROENTEROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 45
    Routine 87

     

  • GENERAL MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 11
    Routine 12

     

  • GENERAL SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 41
    Routine 111

     

  • GERIATRIC MEDICINE
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 5
    Routine 19

     

  • GYNAECOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 80
    Routine 97

     

  • HAEMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 4
    Urgent 25
    Routine 75

     

  • NEPHROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Routine 7

     

  • NEUROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 36
    Routine 15

     

  • OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 10
    Routine 25

     

  • PAEDIATRICS

    PAEDIATRIC ENT
    The publication of average waiting time information for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services has been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing data validation exercise. Information will be published once the validation process has been completed.

    PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 31
    Routine 79

    PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 9
    Routine 12
  • PAIN MANAGEMENT
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 16
    Routine 82

     

  • PLASTIC SURGERY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 2
    Urgent 52
    Routine 133

     

  • RESPIRATORY (THORACIC MEDICINE)
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 41
    Routine 55

     

  • RHEUMATOLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Urgent 101
    Routine 165

     

  • UROLOGY
    Priority Average Wait (Weeks)
    Red Flag 3
    Urgent 25
    Routine 98

     

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