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  • Hospital waiting times statistics

    Topics:
    • DoH Statistics and Research, 
    • Hospital statistics
    Waiting times information is available for a first outpatient appointment, a diagnostic service, admission for inpatient treatment and cancer services and is reported on a quarterly basis within the ‘Northern Ireland waiting list bulletins’ and ‘Northern Ireland cancer waiting times bulletin’. Emergency care waiting times information is available on a monthly basis and published quarterly.

    Level of information available

    Information is available at various levels depending on the topic covered, but at a minimum is available at health and social care trust level and by length of wait.

    More in this topic

    • Inpatient waiting times
    • Diagnostic waiting times
    • Outpatient waiting times
    • Emergency care waiting times
    • Cancer waiting times

    Related to Hospital waiting times statistics

    Most recent publications

    • Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: emergency care waiting times January - March 2025

      Published 24 April 2025
    • Quality report for emergency care waiting times statistics

      Published 10 April 2025
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    Most recent consultations

    • National statistics consultation on changes to outpatient waiting times and activity publications

      Published 11 October 2019 Consultation closed
    • National statistics consultation on proposed changes to DHSSPS statistical publications

      Published 22 October 2015 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • Emergency care waiting time statistics (July – September 2023)

      Published 31 October 2023
    • Publication of the Quarterly Northern Ireland Inpatient, Day Case, Outpatient and Diagnostic Waiting Times Statistics - Position at 30 June 2021

      Published 26 August 2021
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