Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of women waiting for access to specialist menopause services; and (ii) the average waiting times for women accessing specialist menopause services, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Minister of Health: My department does not hold this information. It is not possible to detail (i) the number of women waiting for access to specialist menopause services; and (ii) the average waiting times for women accessing specialist menopause services.
However, statistics regarding the number of patients waiting, and length of time waiting, for a first consultant-led outpatient appointment, which may be broken down by Health and Social Care Trust, and by specialty, is published on a quarterly basis in the Excel file which accompanies the ‘Northern Ireland Outpatient Waiting Time Statistics’ bulletin. The most recent issue of this bulletin has a reporting date of 31 December 2025 and is available to view at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/outpatient-waiting-times
Statistics regarding the number of patients waiting, and length of time waiting, for admission for inpatient or day case treatment, which may be broken down by Health and Social Care Trust, and by specialty, is published on a quarterly basis in the Excel file which accompanies the ‘Northern Ireland Inpatient and Day Case Waiting Time Statistics’ bulletin. The most recent issue of this bulletin has a reporting date of 31 December 2025 and is available to view at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/inpatient-waiting-times
The next issue of the Waiting Time Statistics bulletins will have a reporting date of 31 March 2026 and will be published on 3 June 2026.
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