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Waiting times to see paediatric consultants (FOI)

Waiting times to see paediatric consultants (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 08 February 2017.

​Request

Please can you tell me?

A

The current average waiting time to see a paediatric consultant in Jersey and how this compares to average waiting times in recent years?

B

The number of patients on the waiting list to see a paediatric consultant in Jersey?

C

The number of paediatric consultants in Jersey and whether there are any vacancies?

D

The average waiting time to see a paediatric consultant by paying privately in Jersey?

Response

A

In January 2017 the average waiting time for children for a first appointment to see a paediatric consultant was 57 days.

In January 2016 the average waiting time for children for a first appointment to see a paediatric consultant was 65 days.

B

January 2017:  number of children on waiting list 218

January 2016:  number of children on waiting list 174

January 2015:  number of children on waiting list 139

January 2014:  number of children on waiting list 168

C

We have three Jersey resident, substantively employed, paediatric consultants, there are currently no vacancies. We also have seven visiting consultants who hold intermittent clinics in Jersey for specialised conditions.

D

This information is not held.  We are unable to answer this part of the request as the private practice of the Consultant is not managed by the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) but by the individual Consultant as a private business off HSSD premises. HSSD do not hold or have access to any data pertaining to their private practice.

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