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Paediatric Surgery

Answer

Waiting list information is collected by time band. It is therefore not possible to calculate the arithmetic mean (average) and longest time waiting for paediatric cardiology inpatient admission or for paediatric cardiology out-patient assessment (first out-patient appointment). It is however possible to identify the median or mid point and longest waiting time band for both in-patient admission and first outpatient appointment in each applicable health trust area in the Province.

Children waiting for paediatric cardiology inpatient admission/out-patient assessment at 31 October 2006
Months
	Median waiting time band	Longest waiting time band
HSS trust	(a) In-patient admission	(b) Out-patient appointment	(a) In-patient admission	(b) Out-patient appointment
Royal Group of Hospitals¹	0-2	9-11	6-8	12-14
United Hospitals	—	6-8	—	15-17
Craigavon Area Hospital Group²	—	6-8	—	15-17
Altnagelvin Group³	—	3-5	—	6-8
Causeway	—	0-2	—	0-2
Ulster Community and Hospitals	—	6-8	—	24+
¹ Only the Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust has a paediatric cardiology inpatient service. ² Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust provided numbers waiting at 30 September 2006. ³ Altnagelvin Group Trust provided numbers waiting at 28 October 2006. Source: Health and Social Service Trusts.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

99476; 451 c1240W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Northern Ireland Paediatrics

Link

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