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Patients & Visitors

Outpatients

Wait times for first outpatient appointment

We are sorry that many outpatient appointments have long waiting times. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

Please only contact your GP if your condition worsens during your waiting period. Unfortunately, non-urgent cases cannot be expedited.

Please be assured that we have not forgotten about you. We are working hard across all specialties to review waiting lists and to minimise delays, and we will keep in touch with you about your waiting time.

The outpatient waiting times listed below indicate the approximate waiting time for each speciality. This wait starts when the hospital receives the referral from the GP until the point of being seen in an outpatient clinic.

These statistics are updated at the beginning of each month and therefore sometimes the waiting times may fluctuate during the month. Some patients will be seen more quickly than the waiting times listed below, such as those on a two-week wait pathway (suspected cancer) and other urgent cases.

Surgery

Outpatients
(GP Referred)
Wait in weeks in excess of:

General Surgery

39

ENT (Adults)

52

ENT (Paediatric)

52

Ophthalmology - General

49

Ophthalmology surgical pathway - Cataracts

6

Ophthalmology - Glaucoma

16

Ophthalmology - Medical Retina

4

Ophthalmology - Corneal

14

Ophthalmology - Paediatric

14

Ophthalmology surgical pathway - Lids

3

Oral Surgery (Adults)

30

Oral Surgery (Paediatric)

30

Orthodontics

8

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Hands

8

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Knees

7

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Foot & Ankle

14

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Shoulder

8

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Spine

62

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Hips

7

Trauma & Orthopaedics - Paediatric

70

Urology

43

Urology (Paediatric)

35

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Medicine

Outpatients
(GP Referred)
Wait in weeks in excess of:

Cardiology

36

Dermatology (Adults)

60

Dermatology (Paediatric)

40

Diabetic Medicine

17

Endocrinology

31

Gastroenterology

62

Geriatric Medicine

18

Neurology

26

Respiratory

24

Rheumatology

28

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Family & Specialist Services

Outpatients
(GP Referred)
Wait in weeks in excess of:

Gynaecology

45

Paediatrics - General

16

Paediatrics - Allergy

15

Paediatrics - Cardiology

26

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This is a guide to the average waiting time for a non-specialised scan.

Outpatient and Radiology waiting times
Current general referral waiting times
(please note urgent & specialised scans waiting times will differ):
Urgent
Approximate
wait in weeks
Routine
Approximate
wait in weeks:
CT Scan

3-4

16-17

MRI Scan

4-5

22-23

General Ultrasound Scan

MSK Ultrasound

Neck/Thyroid Ultrasound

2-3

2

3-4

14-15

5-6

16-17

Plain film X-Ray
  • RUH
  • Community sites

 

2
2-3

 

6-7
6-8

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