Northern Ireland waiting time statistics: outpatient waiting times, June 2026
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- Can you switch from an NHS waiting list to private treatment?
- Does going private affect your NHS care?
- Does health insurance help you skip NHS waiting lists?
- How are NHS referral-to-treatment waiting times counted?
- How do NHS waiting lists actually work?
- How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK?
- How long are NHS waiting times right now?
- What are your rights while waiting for NHS treatment?
- What does private treatment cost when the NHS wait is long?
- What is NHS patient choice and how do you use it?
Department of Health — statistics and hospital waiting times
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More publishers we cite
Publishers cited on the same guides as Department of Health (Northern Ireland):
- Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Welsh Government
- Public Health Scotland
- NHS
- Competition and Markets Authority
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