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Weeks Month end January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 Test Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Magnetic Resonance Imaging 6.4 9.3 5.2 7.3 4.9 6.5 5.4 6.9 4.9 6.6 Computed Tomography 2.7 4.8 2.6 4.3 2.4 3.8 2.7 4.1 2.5 4.0 Non-obstetric ultrasound 4.3 7.3 3.8 6.2 3.8 5.8 4.1 6.0 3.8 5.8 Barium Enema 2.9 5.5 2.6 4.6 2.7 4.4 2.8 4.5 2.6 4.4 DEXA Scan 7.6 13.0 5.7 10.9 6.1 11.0 6.3 10.9 5.9 10.5 Cardiology-echocardiography 8.1 13.4 6.9 12.7 6.5 12.4 6.2 9.1 5.9 8.6 Cardiology-electrophysiology 9.8 11.1 8.2 10.6 9.7 11.7 10.4 12.0 10.8 12.2 Neurophysiology-peripheral neurophysiology 11.8 19.6 11.9 19.5 10.6 18.3 11.3 19.0 11.0 18.8 Colonoscopy 11.0 23.5 10.2 20.5 8.8 19.7 8.7 18.6 8.3 18.0 Flexi sigmoidoscopy 7.0 12.6 6.3 12.2 6.3 11.4 6.5 11.2 5.9 10.6 Cystoscopy 6.7 10.1 5.9 9.5 5.7 9.0 6.3 9.1 5.9 8.6 Gastroscopy 7.0 12.8 6.1 12.1 6.0 11.7 6.3 11.7 5.9 11.5
Month end June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 Test Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Magnetic resonance imaging 4.4 6.1 4.5 6.0 4.9 6.3 4.5 6.1 4.3 5.7 Computed tomography 2.5 4.0 2.6 4.1 2.7 4.3 2.4 3.9 2.4 3.6 Non-obstetric ultrasound 3.5 5.3 3.6 5.3 3.9 5.5 3.4 5.1 3.4 4.9 Barium enema 2.3 3.6 2.4 3.7 2.6 3.9 2.3 3.9 2.4 3.5 DEXA scan 5.3 9.9 5.5 10.8 5.3 10.2 4.7 9.5 4.6 9.5 Cardiology-echocardiography 5.6 8.5 5.5 8.5 6.1 9.2 5.4 8.7 5.1 8.5 Cardiology-electrophysiology 10.1 11.7 9.6 11.7 10.2 11.6 9.9 11.1 9.0 10.6 Neurophysiology-peripheral neurophysiology 9.8 17.9 10.2 18.1 10.7 18.1 10.4 17.7 10.0 17.0 Colonoscopy 7.5 17.7 7.4 17.4 7.5 16.6 7.0 16.2 6.4 15.0 Flexi sigmoidoscopy 5.8 10.0 5.5 9.9 5.8 9.4 5.1 8.9 4.8 8.6 Cystoscopy 5.7 8.5 5.7 8.5 6.0 8.7 5.6 8.6 5.4 8.5 Gastroscopy 5.7 11.2 5.6 11.1 5.5 10.7 4.8 10.1 4.3 9.2
Month end November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 Test Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Median waiting time Mean waiting time Magnetic resonance imaging 4.2 5.5 4.9 6.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 Computed tomography 2.1 3.3 2.9 4.0 2.1 3.3 2.1 2.9 Non-obstetric ultrasound 3.1 4.5 3.8 5.0 2.9 4.7 3.0 4.1 Barium enema 2.1 3.3 2.9 3.9 2.2 3.6 2.0 3.0 DEXA scan 4.4 9.4 4.8 9.4 3.7 7.1 3.7 6.3 Cardiology-echocardiography 4.7 7.1 5.2 7.8 4.7 7.0 4.1 6.3 Cardiology-electrophysiology 9.8 11.0 9.1 10.4 8.9 9.8 7.0 8.8 Neurophysiology-peripheral neurophysiology 9.0 16.7 9.8 17.6 9.7 16.8 7.2 14.9 Colonoscopy 6.4 15.8 6.8 15.9 6.4 14.6 4.9 13.6 Flexi sigmoidoscopy 4.5 9.0 5.2 9.4 4.4 9.1 4.1 9.0 Cystoscopy 5.0 8.0 5.7 8.7 5.5 8.4 4.9 7.8 Gastroscopy 4.1 9.8 4.7 9.9 3.8 9.1 3.6 8.5 Source: Department of Health, DM01