Southern Region
From April – August 2022, the Department will contact patients waiting for an outpatient clinic appointment via SMS, with a link to an electronic form. This forms part of a routine audit to ensure patient details are up to date. If you receive this SMS, please update your details.
Waiting times as of 31 August 2022
Release date: 30 September 2022
| Clinic Name | Indicative waiting time in days* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | Semi-Urgent | Non-Urgent | |
| Aged Care | 26 | 97 | 223 |
| Aged Care Outreach Services | 82 | 133 | - |
| Antenatal Clinic | 11 | 23 | - |
| Audiometry | 306 | 650 | 530 |
| Back Assessment Clinic | 16 | 143 | 77 |
| Cardiology | 73 | 239 | 694 |
| Cardiology Wellington Clinics (investigations) | 37 | 220 | 291 |
| Colorectal | 91 | 694 | 1191 |
| Colposcopy | 87 | 66 | 101 |
| Community Occupational Therapy | 7 | 27 | 76 |
| Dermatology (internally referred) | 70 | 205 | 230 |
| Diabetic | 44 | 148 | 376 |
| Dietitian (internally referred) | 52 | 61 | 429 |
| Ear Nose & Throat Adult | 402 | 1265 | 415 |
| Ear Nose & Throat Paediatric | 446 | 1739 | - |
| Endocrinology | 30 | 155 | 301 |
| Gastroenterology | 207 | 639 | 1075 |
| General Medical | 57 | 71 | 120 |
| General Surgical | 151 | 677 | 673 |
| Gynaecology | 36 | 206 | 251 |
| Gynaecology Urology | 180 | 159 | 541 |
| Gynaecology Youth | - | 153 | 140 |
| Hepatology | 281 | - | - |
| Infectious Diseases | 15 | 84 | 100 |
| Inflammatory Spinal | - | 299 | 378 |
| Jack Jumper Medical Assessment | 65 | 185 | 242 |
| Lap Band | - | 189 | 1097 |
| Lymphoedema | - | 90 | 731 |
| Neurology | 3 | 237 | 541 |
| Neurology Unit (investigations) | 17 | 93 | 99 |
| Neurosurgery | 835 | 1695 | 2440 |
| Ophthalmology | 105 | 531 | 569 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Unit | 108 | 650 | 722 |
| Orthopaedic | 10 | 580 | 846 |
| Orthotic Prosthetic Services | 125 | 939 | 1786 |
| Paediatric Allergy (internally referred) | 176 | 834 | 1073 |
| Paediatric Continence (internally referred) | 48 | 142 | 336 |
| Paediatric Developmental Behavioural (internally referred) | - | 189 | 366 |
| Paediatric Gender Clinic Clarence (internally referred) | 86 | 138 | 128 |
| Paediatrics Medicine | 196 | 119 | 307 |
| Paediatrics Surgery | - | 58 | 305 |
| Persistent Pain Service | 143 | 71 | 174 |
| Physiotherapy | 86 | 103 | 64 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 18 | 427 | 502 |
| Podiatry | 22 | 197 | 339 |
| Rehabilitation Repat Centre | 84 | 90 | 91 |
| Renal | 52 | 209 | 269 |
| Respiratory | 50 | 140 | 911 |
| Respiratory Lung Function Test | - | 239 | 79 |
| Rheumatology | 23 | 226 | 1002 |
| Thyroid | 13 | 329 | 507 |
| Urology | 36 | 400 | 617 |
| Vascular | 50 | 66 | 64 |
| Wound | - | 170 | 365 |
*This table is indicative only - the data shows the 75th per centile of time waiting for patients as of publication date of data.
