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Waiting Times

We apologise that many patient appointments have been delayed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. To ensure patient safety, each specialty is working to provide clinical review by a telephone, video or face-to-face appointments for as many patients as is safe to do so. Social distancing measures are in place in all outpatient departments for those patients where face-to-face appointments are essential. Patients with COVID-19 symptoms should not attend appointments.

The RUH, BMI Bath Clinic and Circle Bath are all working together to provide surgical treatment for patients whose procedures were cancelled or delayed by the Pandemic. Patients will be offered dates for treatment over the coming months; prioritised by clinical need and length of waiting time. Patients will need to follow the Public Health guidance on self-isolation (3 days for most patients) and have a COVID swab taken prior to admission to hospital. We are sorry that patients are waiting longer than we would want.

Surgery

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average

(Mean)

100 - General Surgery

45

101 - Urology

Adults 42, Paeds 38

110 - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Hands 10, Knees 16,
Foot & Ankle 16, Shoulder 15,
Spine 80, Hips 16, Paeds 54

120 - ENT

Adults 45, Paeds 45

Ophthalmology surgical pathway

Cataract 11,
Lids 1

130 - Ophthalmology

General 38,
Medical Retina 22,
Glaucoma 28,
Corneal 30,
Paeds 32

140 - Oral Surgery

Adults 22, Paeds 6

Orthodontics

12

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Medicine

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average
(Mean)

301 - Gastroenterology

68

302 - Endocrinology

24

307 - Diabetic Medicine

11

320 - Cardiology

45

330 - Dermatology

Adults 45, Paeds 50

340 - Respiratory Medicine

12

400 - Neurology

39

410 - Rheumatology

27

430 - Geriatric Medicine

27

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Family & Specialist Services

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average
(Mean)

103 - Breast Surgery

-

420 - Paediatrics

General 48,
Allergy 32,
Cardiology 36

502 - Gynaecology

46