Outpatient waiting times guidance and returns
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These returns are collected quarterly and record the number of patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment, and length of time waiting for each specialty within each health and social care trust.
Information on outpatient waiting times at a consultant led is collected using the departmental return CH3.
Information on outpatient waiting times at an integrated clinical assessment and treatment service (ICATS) is collected using the waiting times return IWT.