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 | 4 weeks |
| Breast Services | 23 weeks |
| Cardiology | 7 weeks |
| Care of the Elderly Medicine | 20 weeks |
| Dermatology | 15 weeks |
| Diabetes and Endocrinology | 18 weeks |
| Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) | 22 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 22 weeks |
| General Surgery | 23 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 26 weeks |
| Neurology | 20 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 11 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 21 weeks |
| Oral and Maxillofacial | 12 weeks |
| Orthodontics | 9 weeks |
| Palliative medicine | 0 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 24 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 34 weeks |
| Stroke services | 14 weeks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics | 13 weeks |
| Urology | 34 weeks |