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 March 2022
Release date: 29 April 2022
| Clinic Name | Indicative waiting time in days* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | Semi-Urgent | Non-Urgent | |
| Aged Care | - | 118 | 142 |
| Aged Care Outreach Services | 60 | 158 | 217 |
| Antenatal Clinic | 15 | 29 | - |
| Audiometry | 352 | 504 | 388 |
| Back Assessment Clinic | 200 | 293 | 207 |
| Cardiology | 59 | 220 | 619 |
| Cardiology Wellington Clinics (investigations) | 86 | 100 | 137 |
| Colorectal | 125 | 735 | 1035 |
| Colposcopy | 37 | 63 | 129 |
| Community Occupational Therapy | 73 | 12 | 73 |
| Dermatology (internally referred) | 24 | 199 | 303 |
| Diabetic | 23 | 107 | 323 |
| Dietitian (internally referred) | 124 | 63 | 1038 |
| Ear Nose & Throat Adult | 346 | 1282 | 270 |
| Ear Nose & Throat Paediatric | 466 | 1649 | - |
| Endocrinology | 14 | 113 | 271 |
| Gastroenterology | 175 | 925 | 934 |
| General Medical | 29 | 47 | 69 |
| General Surgical | 91 | 637 | 655 |
| Gynaecology | 34 | 184 | 206 |
| Gynaecology Urology | 199 | 145 | 625 |
| Gynaecology Youth | 9 | 117 | 283 |
| Hepatology | 128 | 140 | - |
| Infectious Diseases | 13 | 25 | 30 |
| Inflammatory Spinal | 58 | 246 | 283 |
| Jack Jumper Medical Assessment | 59 | 125 | 116 |
| Lap Band | - | 36 | 1169 |
| Lymphoedema | 98 | 81 | - |
| Neurology | 340 | 205 | 501 |
| Neurology Unit (investigations) | 21 | 128 | 136 |
| Neurosurgery | 773 | 1685 | 2381 |
| Ophthalmology | 280 | 489 | 548 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Unit | 32 | 556 | 590 |
| Orthopaedic | 16 | 553 | 885 |
| Orthotic Prosthetic Services | 128 | 792 | 1619 |
| Paediatric Allergy (internally referred) | 249 | 841 | 966 |
| Paediatric Continence (internally referred) | - | 381 | 377 |
| Paediatric Developmental Behavioural (internally referred) | - | 196 | 320 |
| Paediatric Gender Clinic Clarence (internally referred) | - | - | 372 |
| Paediatrics Medicine | 370 | 175 | 219 |
| Paediatrics Surgery | 254 | 318 | 624 |
| Persistent Pain Service | 115 | 106 | 244 |
| Physiotherapy | 102 | 202 | 142 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 9 | 385 | 443 |
| Podiatry | 20 | 204 | 273 |
| Rehabilitation Repat Centre | 54 | 107 | 119 |
| Renal | 56 | 138 | 168 |
| Respiratory | 29 | 164 | 779 |
| Respiratory Lung Function Test | - | - | 108 |
| Rheumatology | 72 | 298 | 1036 |
| Thyroid | 7 | 310 | 395 |
| Urology | 30 | 395 | 604 |
| Vascular | 82 | 47 | 98 |
| Wound | 51 | 163 | 302 |
*This table is indicative only - the data shows the 75th per centile of time waiting for patients as of publication date of data.
