Inpatient waiting times
Information is detailed below on the number of patients waiting, and length of time waiting, for ordinary and day case admissions at health and social care (HSC) trusts in Northern Ireland. The publications report on the performance of HSC trusts against the ministerial waiting time target in Northern Ireland.
Please note that in the quarterly waiting time statistics publications for quarter ending 31 March 2025 and subsequent quarters, provisional activity (admissions) data that have historically been included will be suspended. Validated hospital activity information will continue to be published as Accredited Official Statistics at Hospital activity statistics.
Current publications
Supporting documentation
Previous publications
- Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: inpatient and day case waiting times December 2024
- Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: inpatient and day case waiting times September 2024
- Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: inpatient and day case waiting times June 2024
For older publications, use the publications search on our website.
Information sources
- Departmental CH1 guidance and return
- Quality report for inpatient and day case waiting times statistics
- Contextual information for using hospital statistics
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