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Waiting Times

We apologise that many patient appointments have been delayed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. To ensure patient safety, each specialty is working to provide clinical review by a telephone, video or face-to-face appointments for as many patients as is safe to do so. Social distancing measures are in place in all outpatient departments for those patients where face-to-face appointments are essential. Patients with COVID-19 symptoms should not attend appointments.

The RUH, BMI Bath Clinic and Circle Bath are all working together to provide surgical treatment for patients whose procedures were cancelled or delayed by the Pandemic. Patients will be offered dates for treatment over the coming months; prioritised by clinical need and length of waiting time. Patients will need to follow the Public Health guidance on self-isolation (3 days for most patients) and have a COVID swab taken prior to admission to hospital. We are sorry that patients are waiting longer than we would want.

Surgery

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average

(Mean)

100 - General Surgery

65

101 - Urology

Adults 28, Paeds 30

110 - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Hands 4, Knees 16,
Foot & Ankle 11, Shoulder 11,
Spine 72, Hips 16, Paeds 26

120 - ENT

Adults 30, Paeds 30

Ophthalmology surgical pathway

Cataract 11,
Lids 5

130 - Ophthalmology

General 45,
Medical Retina 8,
Glaucoma 18,
Corneal 21,
Paeds 23

140 - Oral Surgery

Adults 21, Paeds 8

Orthodontics

20

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Medicine

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average
(Mean)

301 - Gastroenterology

70

302 - Endocrinology

14

307 - Diabetic Medicine

10

320 - Cardiology

58

330 - Dermatology

Adults 39, Paeds 33

340 - Respiratory Medicine

12

400 - Neurology

46

410 - Rheumatology

25

430 - Geriatric Medicine

27

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Family & Specialist Services

Wait in Weeks

Outpatients
(GP Referred)

Average
(Mean)

103 - Breast Surgery

-

420 - Paediatrics

General 48,
Allergy 19,
Cardiology 24

502 - Gynaecology

66