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:
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Average wait for routine first Outpatient appointment
| Speciality | Average wait |
|---|---|
| Anaesthetics | 17 weeks |
| Breast Services | 11 weeks |
| Cardiology | 16 weeks |
| Care of the Elderly Medicine | 20 weeks |
| Dermatology | 14 weeks |
| Diabetes and Endocrinology | 19 weeks |
| Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) | 20 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 27 weeks |
| General Surgery | 23 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 22 weeks |
| Neurology | 16 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 12 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 18 weeks |
| Oral and Maxillofacial | 14 weeks |
| Orthodontics | 10 weeks |
| Palliative medicine | 3 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 19 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 14 weeks |
| Stroke services | 14 weeks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics | 21 weeks |
| Urology | 19 weeks |