Southern 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
Aged Care 42 82 144
Aged Care Outreach Services 33 84 80
Antenatal Clinic 32 29 -
Audiometry 315 740 708
Back Assessment Clinic 111 81 81
Burns Unit 101 - -
Cardiology 153 354 659
Cardiology Wellington Clinics (investigations) 78 178 438
Colorectal 203 650 1257
Colposcopy 18 125 132
Community Occupational Therapy 14 41 216
Dermatology (internally referred) 49 248 291
Diabetic 36 208 528
Dietitian (internally referred) 54 62 404
Ear Nose & Throat Adult 481 1278 348
Ear Nose & Throat Paediatric 511 1657 123
Endocrinology 45 163 446
Gastroenterology 220 541 1284
General Medical - 82 152
General Surgical 98 734 851
Gynaecology 15 208 395
Gynaecology Urology 93 158 462
Gynaecology Youth - 198 73
Infectious Diseases - 68 108
Inflammatory Spinal 11 218 340
Jack Jumper Medical Assessment 40 111 218
Lap Band - 1042 524
Lymphoedema 28 112 50
Neurology 107 251 662
Neurology Unit (investigations) 33 79 104
Neurosurgery 927 1705 2517
Ophthalmology 272 527 602
Oral & Maxillofacial Unit 159 800 894
Orthopaedic 25 726 532
Orthotic Prosthetic Services 286 1173 1980
Paediatric Allergy (internally referred) 69 421 1251
Paediatric Continence (internally referred) - 82 168
Paediatric Developmental Behavioural (internally referred) - 227 328
Paediatric Gender Clinic Clarence (internally referred) 529 300 325
Paediatrics Medicine 50 188 307
Paediatrics Surgery 38 46 43
Persistent Pain Service 332 104 343
Physiotherapy 56 158 198
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 26 343 610
Podiatry 54 332 471
Rehabilitation Repat Centre 33 96 148
Renal 61 257 401
Respiratory 40 153 1151
Respiratory Lung Function Test 39 46 53
Rheumatology 47 178 1356
Thyroid 36 319 589
Urology 41 423 587
Vascular 62 81 90
Wound - 184 466

*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.