Waiting Times

Average Wait Times for Outpatient Appointments (from referral to first outpatient attendance):

These figures reflect the average wait time experienced by patients in the two months prior to the date below

Last updated: 11 February 2010

Audiology	7 weeks
Breast Surgery	1 week
Cardiology	5 weeks
Child Psychiatry	3 weeks
Clinical Physiology	6 weeks
Colorectal Surgery	4 weeks
Dermatology	6 weeks
Diabetic Medicine	4 weeks
Elderly Care	3 weeks
Ear, Nose and Throat	5 weeks
Gastroenterology	6 weeks
General Medicine	3 weeks
General Surgery	6 weeks
Genetics	1 weeks
Gynaecology	4 weeks
Haematology	5 weeks
Intermediate Care	5 weeks
Maxillofacial	7 weeks
Nephrology	7 weeks
Neurology	8 weeks
Neuro Physiology	3 weeks
Obstetrics	13 weeks
Ophthalmology	7 weeks
Orthodontics	3 weeks
Paediatrics	5 weeks
Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedics	6 weeks
Paediatric ENT	5 weeks
Paediatric Ophthalmology	8 weeks
Paediatric Gastroenterology	2 weeks
Paediatric Cardiology	1 week
Paediatric Neuro Disability	6 weeks
Paediatric Neurology	7 weeks
Paediatric Urology	3 weeks
Pain	9 weeks
Rehabilitation	5 weeks
Respiratory Medicine	4 weeks
Rheumatology	7 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedics	5 weeks
Urology	5 weeks
Overall Average Wait Time	5 weeks

 

Average Wait Times for Inpatient Treatment:

These figures reflect the time waited from when a patient goes onto the waiting list to the date of treatment, taking into account any patient choice to delay treatment

Last updated: 11 February 2010

Cardiology	7 weeks
Colorectal/General Surgery	3 weeks
Ear, Nose and Throat	7 weeks
Gastroenterology	4 week
General Medicine	2 weeks
General Surgery	5 weeks
Gynaecology	6 weeks
Haematology	0 weeks
Nephrology	4 weeks
Ophthalmology	10 weeks
Orthopaedics	9 weeks
Oral Surgery	6 weeks
Pain	7 weeks
Rheumatology	10 weeks
Urology	4 weeks
Overall Average Wait Time	6 weeks