Northern Region

The Department will periodically contact patients waiting for an outpatient clinic appointment via SMS, with a link to an electronic form.  This is part of routine waitlist auditing to ensure patient details are up to date.  If you receive this SMS, please update your details.

Waiting times as of 29 February 2024

Release date: 27 March 2024

Clinic Name Indicative waiting time in days*
Urgent Semi-Urgent Non-Urgent
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic - 39 -
Allied Health Paediatric Service 289 115 146
Cardiology Clinic 120 492 532
Colorectal Clinic 76 997 1414
Colposcopy Clinic - 57 227
Diabetes Clinic 94 274 376
Diabetes Dietitian 51 11 -
Diabetes Paediatric Clinic 392 108 -
Ear Nose & Throat Clinic 26 261 1445
Endocrine Clinic 37 113 169
Gastroenterology Clinic 308 1496 1038
General Medicine Clinic 143 286 1106
General Surgery Clinic 35 549 1071
Gynaecology Clinic 7 163 486
Lung Boosters - Pulmonary Rehab 184 190 260
Neurology Clinic 481 1015 1723
Neurosurgical Clinic 296 - -
Nutrition & Dietetics - 472 -
Orthopaedic Clinic 12 91 280
Outpatient Rehab Service 49 36 -
Paediatric Clinic 38 206 499
Physiotherapy Hands 24 56 59
Physiotherapy Lymphoedema 25 32 3
Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal 23 23 78
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Outpatient 30 66 115
Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatients 36 86 -
Physiotherapy Women's & Men's Health 57 140 78
Plastic Clinic 14 338 853
Podiatry Services 16 47 100
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic 385 1034 -
Renal Clinic 42 98 311
Respiratory Clinic 44 1039 1995
Smokers Clinic 125 - -
Speech Pathology Clinic 77 101 -
TAS Aboriginal Centre Paediatric Clinic (Offsite) - 233 252
Urology Clinic 46 1037 1720
Vascular Clinic 91 869 1469
Wound Management Clinic 535 146 93

*This table is indicative only - the data shows the 75th per centile of time waiting for patients. Clinic data may be reviewed to improve accuracy.