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 July 2023

Release date: 25 August 2023

Clinic Name Indicative waiting time in days*
Urgent Semi-Urgent Non-Urgent
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic 12 - -
Allied Health Paediatric Service 138 91 51
Cardiology Clinic 78 806 751
Colorectal Clinic 152 1029 1541
Colposcopy Clinic 8 55 126
Diabetes Clinic 149 258 229
Diabetes Dietitian 56 78 -
Diabetes Paediatric Clinic 141 - 70
Ear Nose & Throat Clinic 27 312 1671
Endocrine Clinic 25 125 161
Gastroenterology Clinic 390 1808 1625
General Medicine Clinic 75 506 900
General Surgery Clinic 57 771 1119
Gynaecology Clinic 12 89 408
Lung Boosters - Pulmonary Rehab 133 137 613
Neurology Clinic 432 1071 1652
Neurosurgical Clinic 298 - -
Nutrition & Dietetics - 285 -
Orthopaedic Clinic 21 103 328
Outpatient Rehab Service 23 - -
Paediatric Clinic 39 139 440
Physiotherapy Hands 27 22 40
Physiotherapy Lymphoedema 138 250 188
Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal 28 52 47
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Outpatient 55 28 -
Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatients 61 62 -
Physiotherapy Women's & Men's Health 41 56 165
Plastic Clinic 29 561 1581
Podiatry Services 42 29 89
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic 172 1290 -
Renal Clinic 47 355 1153
Respiratory Clinic 122 1307 1879
Smokers Clinic 63 - -
Speech Pathology Clinic 92 163 -
TAS Aboriginal Centre Paediatric Clinic (Offsite) 13 137 82
Urology Clinic 133 1152 1775
Vascular Clinic 47 777 1440
Wound Management Clinic 497 80 127

*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.