AQW 45657/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the average waiting times in each Health and Social Care Trust area for a routine ultrasound.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 12 May 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 12 May 2015
- Answer due by
- 20 May 2015
- Answered
- 27 November 2015199 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
Information on the Number of patients waiting, in weeks, and the average waiting time, for a routine ultrasound, in each Health and Social Care Trusts, is shown in the table overleaf.
Number of patients waiting, in weeks, and the average waiting time, for a routine ultrasound, in each Health and Social Care Trusts
| HSC Trust1 | Number of patients waiting, in weeks, for a routine ultrasound | Average waiting time in weeks | |||||||
| 0-3 | >3-6 | >6-9 | >9-13 | >13-21 | >21-26 | >26 | Total Waiting | ||
| Belfast | 1,571 | 1,149 | 772 | 734 | 392 | 7 | 19 | 4,646 | 6.2 |
| Northern | 1,331 | 1,055 | 537 | 195 | 94 | 23 | 2 | 3,237 | 4.7 |
| South Eastern | 1,348 | 603 | 247 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,269 | 9 |
| Southern | 1,243 | 1,218 | 1,072 | 1,008 | 568 | 8 | 0 | 5,117 | 7 |
| Western | 1,107 | 332 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,469 | 4 |
Source: HSC Trusts
Information from Trusts relates to those waiting during week commencing 26th October 2015.