Waiting List Improvement Update - 18 November 2022

Outpatient Appointments

  • The number of people waiting greater than 18 months for an appointment has decreased by 27%
  • 82% of people are waiting less than 18 months for an appointment

Our target for this year is that 98% of people are waiting less than 18 months (100% less than 36 months).

Inpatient and Day Case Procedures

  • The number of people waiting greater than 12 months has decreased by 15%
  • 82% of people are waiting less than 12 months for an appointment

Our target for this year is that 98% of people are waiting less than 12 months (100% less than 24 months).

GI Scopes

  • The number of people waiting greater than 12 months has decreased by 80%
  • 97% of people are waiting less than 12 months for an appointment

Our target for this year is that 100% of people are waiting less than 12 months.

We are keen to acknowledge the improvements in the waiting lists across the specialties, hospitals and hospital groups. The table below shows the number of specialties in each hospital group that are meeting the waiting time targets according to the categories listed below.

We acknowledge that in some cases there are very constraints relating to demand and capacity that may be outside the local hospital teams’ control which are impacting on how quickly progress can be made.

Category 1 - Sláintecare

The number of specialties achieving the Sláintecare waiting time targets:

  • OPD - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <10 weeks
  • IPDC - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <12 weeks
  • GI Scopes - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <12 weeks

Category 2

The number of specialties achieving the following waiting time targets:

  • OPD - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <12 Months
  • IPDC - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <9 Months
  • GI Scopes - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <3 Months

Category 3

The number of specialties achieving the following waiting time targets:

  • OPD - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <18 Months
  • IPDC - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <12 Months
  • GI Scopes - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting <6 Months

Category 4 - NSP 2022

The number of specialties achieving the National Service Plan 2022 targets:

  • OPD - Specialties that have 98% of patients waiting less than 18 months and 100% of patients waiting less than 36 months
  • IPDC - Specialties that have 98% of patients waiting less than 12 months and 100% of patients waiting less than 24 months
  • GI Scopes - Specialties that have 100% of patients waiting less than 12 months

Number of Specialties Achieving Targets

Waiting List Performance Update Data from 10th November

Data capture 10 November 2022