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 31 March 2024

Release date: 24 April 2024

Clinic Name Indicative waiting time in days*
Urgent Semi-Urgent Non-Urgent
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic - 70 -
Allied Health Paediatric Service 329 122 167
Cardiology Clinic 147 458 442
Colorectal Clinic 62 986 1286
Colposcopy Clinic 6 44 236
Diabetes Clinic 144 253 399
Diabetes Dietitian 62 28 -
Diabetes Paediatric Clinic 423 139 -
Ear Nose & Throat Clinic 47 288 1436
Endocrine Clinic 56 118 185
Gastroenterology Clinic 322 1508 1078
General Medicine Clinic 88 309 1130
General Surgery Clinic 42 532 1099
Gynaecology Clinic 5 160 515
Lung Boosters - Pulmonary Rehab 252 195 272
Neurology Clinic 439 1018 1722
Neurosurgical Clinic 248 - -
Nutrition & Dietetics 10 494 -
Orthopaedic Clinic 22 76 241
Outpatient Rehab Service 25 30
Paediatric Clinic 28 202 487
Physiotherapy Hands 32 109 17
Physiotherapy Lymphoedema 42 38 34
Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal 38 38 65
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Outpatient 36 64 146
Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatients 61 77 -
Physiotherapy Women's & Men's Health 56 190 77
Plastic Clinic 20 333 860
Podiatry Services 28 78 114
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic 35 1462 -
Renal Clinic 68 102 326
Respiratory Clinic 52 977 2030
Smokers Clinic 153 - -
Speech Pathology Clinic 81 109 -
TAS Aboriginal Centre Paediatric Clinic (Offsite) 5 195 283
Urology Clinic 69 1034 1740
Vascular Clinic 140 881 1469
Wound Management Clinic 1091 228 116

*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.