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Hip Replacements

Answer

Waiting list information is collected by time band. It is therefore not possible to calculate the arithmetic mean (average) and longest time waiting. It is however possible to identify the median or mid point and longest waiting time band.The median and longest waiting time band along with the number of patients in the longest time band for (i) initial out-patient assessment in the Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) specialty and (ii) hip replacement, for each applicable Health Trust for those patients waiting at 31 December 2005 is shown in the following table.

	(i) Initial out-patient T&Oassessment at 31 December 2005			(ii) Hip replacement at 31 December 2005
HSS Trust	Median waiting time band	Longest waiting time band	Median waiting time band	Longest waiting time band
Green Park	6–8 months	10.1 per cent. of patients waiting 24 + months	3–5 months	1.7 per cent. of patients waiting 12–14 months
Altnagelvin	3–5 months	0.7 per cent. of patients waiting 24 + months	Less than 6 months	7.6 per cent. of patients waiting 12–17 months
Royal Group	15–17 months	30.9 per cent. of patients waiting 24 + months	n/a	n/a
Ulster Community and Hospitals	12–14 months	22.6 per cent. of patients waiting 24 + months	n/a	n/a
Down Lisburn	0–2 months	12.2 per cent. of patients waiting 3–5 months	n/a	n/a
Mater	6–8 months	0.5 per cent. of patients waiting 21–23 months	n/a	n/a
Sources: Departmental Information Return CH3 Parts 1 and 2 (part i) and Altnagelvin Group and Green Park Healthcare HSS Trusts (part ii)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

62105; 444 c1046W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Northern Ireland Orthopaedics Hip replacements

Link

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