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Waiting Times

MATER HOSPITAL TRUST

March 2006

OUTPATIENT WAITING TIMES FOR FIRST APPOINTMENT AND DAYCASE WAITING TIMES FOR ADMISSION

 

SPECIALTY

CLINIC

SESSIONS

URGENT

ROUTINE

DAYCASE WAITING TIMES

INPATIENT ADMISSION DATE IS USUALLY ALLOCATED WHEN PATIENT ATTENDS OUTPATIENT CLINIC

SURGICAL

 

General

Surgery/Vascular

 

 

 

 

 

Urology

 

 

 

Frank Haematuria

 

 

General Surgery +

Gastro-intestinal

(Special Interest

Hepato-biliary)

 

General Surgery +

Gastro-intestinal

(Special Interest

Hepato-biliary)

 

Minor Operations

 

 

 

 

Mr C Harvey

Gen. Surgery

Clinic

V Veins Clinic

Tel:? 90802211

 

 

Mr B G Wilson

Tel: 90802261

 

 

Mr B G Wilson

Tel: 90802261

 

Mr T Diamond

Tel: 90802276

 

 

 

Mr McKie

Tel: 90803107

 

 

 

Mr P Curran

Mr C Fong

A&E Consultants

 

 

 

1-2 Weeks

 

 

1-2 Weeks

 

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

 

Next Available

 

 

1-2 Weeks

 

 

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

 

 

 

Next Clinic

 

 

4-6 Weeks

 

 

2-3 Weeks

 

 

 

6 Months

 

 

 

 

 

6-8 Weeks

 

 

 

 

6-8 Weeks

 

 

 

 

 

2-3 Weeks

 

 

3 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Months (Endo)

 

 

 

 

 

8 Months (Endo)

 

 

 

 

3 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

INPATIENT ADMISSION ARRANGED AS REQUIRED

MEDICAL

 

General

Medicine/Respiratory

Medicine

 

General Medicine

 

 

General

Medicine/Diabetes

 

General

Medicine/Gastro-

Enterology

 

General Medicine

 

 

General Medicine/Diabetes

 

General Medicine

 

Cardiology

 

 

Cardiology

 

 

Cardiology

 

 

 

 

 

Dr S Guy

Tel: 90802331

 

Dr J Kidney

Tel: 90802561

 

Dr M Gormley

Tel: 90802330

 

Dr J McLoughlin

Tel: 90802522

 

 

Dr P.Lim

Tel: 90802511

 

Dr S Hull

Tel: 90802600

 

Dr M Magorrian

Tel: 90802605

Dr B McClements

Tel: 90803105

 

Dr A McAllister

Tel: 90802258

 

Dr S Maynard

Tel: 90802469

 

 

 

2-3 Weeks

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

?2 Weeks

 

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

2 Weeks

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

2 Weeks

 

 

3 Weeks

 

 

 

5 Months

 

 

5 Months

 

 

2 Months

 

 

2-3 Months

 

 

 

2-3 Months

 

 

3-4 Weeks

 

 

3-4 Weeks

 

2-3 Months

 

 

2-3 Months

 

 

3 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Access

Endoscopy 7 Months

 

 

Direct Access

Endoscopy 7 Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY

CLINIC SESSIONS

URGENT

ROUTINE

DAYCASE WAITING TIMES

INPATIENT ADMISSION DATE IS ALLOCATED WHEN PATIENT ATTENDS OUTPATIENT CLINIC

 

GYNAECOLOGY

 

General Gynaecology and Colposcopy

 

 

General Gynaecology

 

 

 

 

General Gynaecology and

Hormone Replacement

Therapy

 

 

 

Dr P Weir

Tel: 90803507

 

 

Dr M Murnaghan

Tel:? 90803507

 

 

 

Dr R White

 

 

 

 

 

2-6 Weeks

4-6 Weeks

 

 

 

4-6 Weeks

 

 

 

4-6 Weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Weeks

16 Weeks

 

 

 

16 Weeks

 

 

 

8-10 Weeks

 

 

 

As required

 

 

 

 

As required

 

 

 

As required

 

OBSTETRICS

 

Ante Natal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early Pregnancy

Assessment Clinic

 

 

 

 

Midwife Led Care

 

Dr M Murnaghan

Tel: 90802389

 

 

Dr P Weir

Tel: 90803507

 

Dr R White

Tel: 90803505

 

Tel: 90802107

 

 

 

 

 

Next Clinic

 

Next Clinic

 

 

 

Next Clinic

 

 

Next Clinic

 

 

Daily Clinic

 

 

 

6 Weeks

 

6 Weeks

 

 

 

6 Weeks

 

 

6 Weeks

 

 

Mon-Fri: 8.30 9.30 a.m.

Sat & Sun: 10.30 a.m.

 

EAR, NOSE & THROAT

 

 

 

Mr Ullah

Tel: 90802275

 

Mr F G D?Arcy

Tel: 90802275

 

 

2 Weeks

 

2 Weeks

 

18 Months

 

18 Months

 

Next Available

 

Next Available

 

 

SPECIALTY

CLINIC SESSIONS

URGENT

ROUTINE

DAYCASE WAITING TIMES

 

OPHTHALMOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

Mr B Lacey

Tel: 90802553

 

Ms S Wilson

Tel: 90802553

 

Mr G McIlwaine

Tel: 90803106

 

Miss O Earley

Tel: 90802288

 

2 Weeks

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

8-9 Months

 

 

8-9 Months

 

 

8-9 Months

 

 

8-9 Months

 

6 Months

 

 

6 Months

 

 

6 Months

 

 

6 Months

 

ORTHOPAEDIC

 

 

 

Ms L McConnell

Tel: 90802275

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

?2 Years

 

 

DERMATOLOGY

 

 

 

Dr C McMillan

Tel 90803228

 

2-4 Weeks

 

?18 Months

 

 

PAIN RELIEF

 

 

 

Dr J O?Hanlon

 

2-4 Weeks

 

12 Months

 

 

?Next Available

 

PSYCHIATRY

 

 

Elderly Mental Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Mental Health

 

 

 

 

Dr A Montgomery

Tel: 90802153

 

 

Dr S Compton

Tel: 90802233

 

 

 

 

Dr A McDonnell

Tel 90802313

 

Dr C Taggart

Tel 90802544

 

Dr D Brennan

Tel: 90802217

 

 

 

 

 

Dr M.O?Kane

Tel: 90802155

 

Dr T McGarry

Tel:90802432

 

 

 

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

 

General 4 Week

 

Memory Clinic

8 Weeks

 

1-2 Weeks

 

 

8 Weeks

 

 

Mater 1-2 Weeks

 

Old See House

2-4 Weeks

 

 

2-4 Weeks

 

 

1Week

 

 

 

 

 

3 Months

 

 

 

3 Months

 

 

6 Months

 

 

15 Weeks

 

 

12 Weeks

 

 

 

21 Weeks

 

 

16 Weeks

 

15 Weeks

 

 

6 Weeks

 

 

Note: Contact for urgent or priority appointments should be made via the Outpatient Sister, Sister Pat McGillan, telephone number 803228 or 803208

DIRECT ACCESS SERVICES AT THE MATER

 

Listed below are the Direct Access Services currently available to GPs at the Mater Hospital

 

 

Mater Hospital Service

Current Waiting Times (March 2006)

   

Cardiac Investigations

 

Echocardiography

6 Months

Exercise Stress Test

12 Weeks

B.P. Monitor

3 Weeks

Event Recorder

4 Weeks

24 Hour Tape

12 Weeks

   

Physiotherapy

 

Urgent

1 - 2 Weeks

Routine

10 - 12 Weeks

Gynae

4 - 5 Weeks

   

Radiology

 

Routine X-rays

On day of attendance with GP referral letter.

Please Note:? Referral Letter must contain GP Cypher Code and a specific X-ray request.? X-ray report sent to GP in Four weeks approx.

Barium Enema

8 Weeks

Barium Meal

8 Weeks

Ultrasound Examination

8 Weeks

CT Scans

3 Months for Non Urgent or Routine Referrals

IVU

4 Months