Average wait for routine first Outpatient appointment

The table below details the average waiting time (in weeks) for a routine first outpatient appointment (80th percentile waits) at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, when referred to one of the specialties listed:

Speciality Average wait
Anaesthetics

3.8 weeks
Breast Services

12 weeks
Cardiology

33.7 weeks
Diabetes and Endocrinology

18.8 weeks
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

46.6 weeks
Gastroenterology

23.8 weeks
General Surgery

32.6 weeks
Gynaecology

41.6 weeks
Neurology

59.8 weeks
Ophthalmology

38.3 weeks
Oral and Maxillofacial

29.3 weeks
Orthodontics

27.9 weeks
Palliative medicine

27 weeks
Respiratory medicine

42 weeks
Rheumatology

34.9 weeks
Stroke services

12.3 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedics

18.9 weeks
Urology

54.9 weeks