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 30 April 2023

Release date: 26 May 2023

Clinic Name Indicative waiting time in days*
Urgent Semi-Urgent Non-Urgent
Allied Health Paediatric Service 279 284 146
Cardiology Clinic 264 826 838
Colorectal Clinic 100 948 1459
Colposcopy Clinic 9 35 88
Diabetes Clinic 63 225 274
Diabetes Dietitian 121 203 -
Diabetes Paediatric Clinic 87 - -
Ear Nose & Throat Clinic 31 425 1594
Endocrine Clinic 55 69 146
Gastroenterology Clinic 402 1859 2187
General Medicine Clinic 80 631 785
General Surgery Clinic 110 830 1085
Gynaecology Clinic - 88 388
Lung Boosters - Pulmonary Rehab 152 185 710
Neurology Clinic 391 1020 1654
Nutrition & Dietetics - 196 158
Orthopaedic Clinic 18 127 336
Outpatient Rehab Service 42 - -
Paediatric Clinic 31 144 401
Physiotherapy Hands 32 25 60
Physiotherapy Lymphoedema 46 196 75
Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal 45 33 60
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Outpatient 45 60 -
Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatients 81 55 -
Physiotherapy Women's & Men's Health 49 87 168
Plastic Clinic 25 544 1476
Podiatry Services 27 42 139
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic 80 1609 -
Renal Clinic 28 605 1293
Respiratory Clinic 60 1364 1820
Smokers Clinic 41 - -
Speech Pathology Clinic 80 228 -
TAS Aboriginal Centre Paediatric Clinic (Offsite) - 80 398
Urology Clinic 83 1144 1703
Vascular Clinic 62 706 1530
Wound Management Clinic 580 72 35

*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.