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Performance

Waiting times and other stats

Waiting times

Maximum waiting times for initial outpatient appointment are shown in the table below. Urgent referrals are seen as a priority and are seen sooner. Every referral for any appointment to give a diagnosis for anything that could be a suspected cancer is seen within an absolute maximum of two weeks from referral.

Specialty

Maximum waiting time

Breast Surgery

2 weeks

Cardiology

6 weeks

Cardiothoracic Surgery

6 weeks

Chemical Pathology

8 weeks

Clinical Haematology

8 weeks

Colorectal Surgery

6 weeks

Diabetic Medicine

8 weeks

Ear Nose and Throat

6 weeks

Endocrinology

8 weeks

Gastroenterology

6 weeks

General Medicine

8 weeks

General Surgery

6 weeks

Geriatric Medicine

8 weeks

Gynaecology

6 weeks

Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery

6 weeks

Hepatology

6 weeks

Maxillo-Facial Surgery

6 weeks

Ophthalmology

4 weeks

Oral Surgery

6 weeks

Orthodontics

6 weeks

Paediatric Surgery

6 weeks

Paediatrics

6-10 weeks (depending on condition)

Pain Management

10 weeks

Respiratory Medicine

9 weeks

Respiratory Physiology

6 weeks

Rheumatology

10 weeks

Trauma and Orthopaedics

6 weeks

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

6 weeks

Urology

6 weeks

Vascular Surgery

6 weeks

 

You can find other core quality and safety information about the trust in the transparency section of our main website

Transparency section