AQW 44889/11-15
Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim
Tabled Date: 22/04/2015
Answered On Date: 05/05/2015
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the number of people waiting for; and (ii) the average waiting time for a consultation with a neurologist in Craigavon Area Hospital.
Answer:
(i) Information on the number of patients waiting, in weeks, for a first consultant led outpatient appointment in the neurology specialty at Craigavon Area Hospital, at 18th April 2015, is shown below. | Number of patients waiting, in weeks, for a first consultant led outpatient appointment in the neurology specialty at Craigavon Area Hospital, at 18th April 2015 | | 0-6 weeks | >6-9 weeks | >9-12 weeks | >12-15 weeks | >15-18 weeks | >18 weeks | Total | Craigavon Area | 267 | 136 | 111 | 117 | 80 | 503 | 1,214 |
Source: Southern HSC Trust (ii) The average waiting time for a first consultant led outpatient appointment in the neurology specialty in Craigavon Area Hospital at 18th April 2015 was 15 weeks.
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