Waiting Lists

Summary

A request was made to Manx Care for the average waiting times for first appointments across all clinics at Noble's Hospital. The authority disclosed a comprehensive list of waiting times for 48 specialties as of November 2021, alongside a note regarding data validation challenges.

Key Facts

• The average waiting time for a first appointment across all specialties at Noble's Hospital was 329 days.
• The longest average wait was for Podiatry at 930 days, followed by Physiotherapy at 955 days.
• The shortest average wait was for Transient Ischaemic Attack at 0 days.
• Manx Care acknowledged that the Patient Tracking List contains errors, inaccuracies, and duplications.
• A Waiting List Data Validation Programme is being developed to improve data accuracy.

Data Disclosed

• 329
• 955
• 930
• 0
• 2021-10-14
• 2021-11-12
• 2036441
• 4
• 2

Original Request

What is the average time a person is spending on a waiting list for each clinic at Noble's Hospital?

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Specialty AVG time waiting for 1st appointment total (days) Anaesthetics 216 Audiological Medicine 909 Breast Surgery 23 Cardiology 339 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 292 Clinical Oncology 149 Clinical Physiology 475 Colorectal Surgery 233 Colposcopy 70 Critical Care Medicine 274 Dermatology 73 Diabetic Medicine 918 Dietetics 482 Endocrinology 865 ENT 504 Fertility 76 Gastroenterology 276 General Medicine 152 General Surgery 125 Genitourinary Medicine 194 Geriatric Medicine 188 Gynaecology 73 Haematology 586 Inherited Metabolic Medicine Service 118 Nephrology 223 Neurology 399 Obstetrics 47 Ophthalmology 337 Oral Surgery 457 Paediatric Cardiology 13 Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat 256 Paediatric Neurology 119 Consultant outpatient referral data as at - 10/11/2021 23:59:59 Specialty AVG time waiting for 1st appointment total (days) Paediatric Ophthalmology 444 Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedics 84 Paediatric Urology 22 Paediatrics 57 Pain Management 209 Physiotherapy 955 Plastic Surgery 51 Podiatry 930 Radiology 133 Respiratory Medicine (Thoracic Medicine) 260 Respiratory Physiology 631 Restorative Dentistry 614 Rheumatology 350 Stroke Medicine 4 Thoracic Surgery 84 Transient Ischaemic Attack 0 Trauma & Orthopaedics 352 Unknown - Treatment mainly medical 247 Urogynae 119 Urology 84 Vascular Surgery 169 All 329 A recognised major challenge facing Manx Care in its efforts to tackle the waiting list backlog is validating the waiting list. The Patient Tracking List (PTL) does contain errors which are likely to include inaccuracies and duplications. This is a very similar problem facing some NHS Hospital Trusts in England.
Manx Care are working to develop an Access Policy which is a key requirement of the Required Outcome’s Framework (ROF) which will initiate the management and delivery of a Waiting List Data Validation Programme across the specialities to ensure the PTL is accurate and robust as we move forward. This programme aims to provide assurance about the quality of the waiting list data and identify pathways for Manx Care to review and remove where appropriate

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2036441 12th November 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 14th October 2021 and which states:

"What is the average time a person is spending on a waiting list for each clinic at Noble's Hospital?"

Our Response

Please see attached “FOI 2036441 Manx Care Waiting Lists” Please quote the reference number 2036441 in any future communications.

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