TranslateEstimated wait times
Outpatients
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.
All patients are placed on a waiting list for Outpatient Clinic appointments according to their clinical need as indicated by their Category. Some clinics have short waiting times and others have a longer waiting time which is a reflection of many factors including service demand, clinical resources and clinical indications amongst others.
Patients with potential life threatening conditions, including proven or suspected cancer, will be prioritised and the referrer should phone the appropriate clinician as well as faxing the referral.
It remains the responsibility of the referring GP to monitor the patient's condition in the interim and to update the clinic on any significant changes in the patient's condition which may change the triage category. The GP should notify, or ask the patient to notify, the clinic if the appointment is no longer needed.
This is not a comprehensive list of all clinics but additional clinics will be added as the data becomes available.
Indicative waiting times (days)
Waiting times as of 30 September 2024
Release date: 25 October 2024
| Clinic name | Urgent | Semi-urgent | Non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic | - | 253 | - |
| Allied Health Paediatric Service | 100 | 302 | 137 |
| Cardiology Clinic | 151 | 335 | 516 |
| Colorectal Clinic | 97 | 698 | 1129 |
| Colposcopy Clinic | 3 | 63 | 338 |
| Diabetes Clinic | 88 | 250 | 374 |
| Diabetes Dietitian | 55 | 39 | - |
| Diabetes Paediatric Clinic | 606 | - | - |
| Ear Nose & Throat Clinic | 76 | 376 | 1568 |
| Endocrine Clinic | 39 | 123 | 208 |
| Gastroenterology Clinic | 284 | 1346 | 467 |
| General Medicine Clinic | 99 | 466 | 1164 |
| General Surgery Clinic | 89 | 531 | 1271 |
| Gynaecology Clinic | 1 | 179 | 418 |
| Lung Boosters - Pulmonary Rehab | 85 | 133 | - |
| Neurology Clinic | 284 | 1124 | 1715 |
| Neurosurgical Clinic | 431 | - | - |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | 55 | 80 | - |
| Orthopaedic Clinic | 18 | 82 | 126 |
| Outpatient Rehab Service | 10 | - | - |
| Paediatric Clinic | 50 | 209 | 552 |
| Physiotherapy Hands | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Physiotherapy Lymphoedema | 20 | 89 | 78 |
| Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal | 27 | 46 | 60 |
| Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Outpatient | 69 | 79 | - |
| Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatients | 67 | 84 | 78 |
| Physiotherapy Women's & Men's Health | 38 | 100 | 119 |
| Plastic Clinic | 32 | 454 | 936 |
| Podiatry Services | 50 | 66 | 102 |
| Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinic | 97 | 127 | - |
| Renal Clinic | 75 | 117 | 332 |
| Respiratory Clinic | 126 | 756 | 1506 |
| Smokers Clinic | 28 | - | - |
| Speech Pathology Clinic | 54 | 106 | - |
| TAS Aboriginal Centre Paediatric Clinic (Offsite) | - | 163 | 300 |
| Urology Clinic | 100 | 1114 | 1807 |
| Vascular Clinic | 169 | 845 | 1413 |
| Wound Management Clinic | 49 | 104 | 75 |
Waiting times as of 30 September 2024
Release date: 25 October 2024
| Clinic name | Urgent | Semi-urgent | Non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones St Podiatry Clinic | 43 | 363 | 665 |
| MCH Cardiac Clinic | 12 | - | - |
| MCH Gastroenterology Clinic | 116 | 503 | 827 |
| MCH Gynaecology Clinic | 36 | 196 | 310 |
| MCH Medical Clinic | 38 | 291 | 193 |
| MCH Orthopaedic Clinic | 16 | 294 | 483 |
| MCH Paediatric Allergy Clinic | 98 | 365 | 344 |
| MCH Paediatric Clinic | 27 | 301 | 420 |
| MCH Respiratory Clinic | - | 797 | - |
| MCH Surgical Clinic | 18 | 200 | 388 |
| MCH Urology Clinic | 137 | 744 | 1461 |
| MCH Vascular Clinic | 81 | 335 | 547 |
| NWRH Cardiology Clinic | 47 | 288 | 427 |
| NWRH Dermatology Clinic | 68 | 405 | 599 |
| NWRH Dietitian Clinic | 60 | 180 | 230 |
| NWRH EEG Clinic | 33 | 41 | 78 |
| NWRH Endocrinology Clinic | 43 | 54 | 117 |
| NWRH Gynaecology Clinic | 39 | 43 | 286 |
| NWRH Infectious Diseases Clinic | 12 | 16 | - |
| NWRH Medical Clinic | 11 | 42 | 51 |
| NWRH Neurology Clinic | 156 | 495 | 673 |
| NWRH Occ Ther Clinic | 40 | 23 | 35 |
| NWRH Orthopaedic Clinic | 46 | 166 | 193 |
| NWRH Paediatric Clinic | 46 | 107 | 385 |
| NWRH Physiotherapy Clinic | 18 | 27 | 25 |
| NWRH Respiratory Clinic | 102 | 258 | 121 |
| NWRH Speech Pathology Clinic | - | 69 | 82 |
| NWRH Steele St Physiotherapy Clinics | 25 | 15 | 231 |
| NWRH Steele St Podiatry Clinic | 80 | 456 | 799 |
| NWRH Steele St Speech Pathology Clinic | 55 | 314 | 414 |
| NWRH Surgical Clinic | 18 | 43 | 62 |
| QTOWN Physio Clinic | 38 | 21 | 330 |
| QTOWN Podiatry Clinic | 46 | 48 | 343 |
Waiting times as of 30 September 2024
Release date: 25 October 2024
| Clinic name | Urgent | Semi-urgent | Non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Care | 14 | 74 | 110 |
| Aged Care Outreach Services | 8 | 70 | 124 |
| Antenatal Clinic | 21 | 19 | - |
| Audiometry | 312 | 545 | 943 |
| Back Assessment Clinic | - | 78 | 102 |
| Burns Unit | 5 | - | - |
| Cardiology | 104 | 467 | 736 |
| Cardiology Wellington Clinics (investigations) | 118 | 187 | 152 |
| Colorectal | 210 | 764 | 626 |
| Colposcopy | 35 | 57 | 101 |
| Community Occupational Therapy | 14 | 29 | 92 |
| Dermatology (internally referred) | 72 | 350 | 492 |
| Diabetic | 171 | 258 | 320 |
| Dietitian (internally referred) | 49 | 8 | - |
| Ear Nose & Throat Adult | 286 | 1434 | 501 |
| Ear Nose & Throat Paediatric | 286 | 583 | 434 |
| Endocrinology | 89 | 198 | 356 |
| Gastroenterology | 102 | 627 | 945 |
| General Medical | - | 19 | - |
| General Surgical | 67 | 812 | 1115 |
| Gynaecology | 12 | 96 | 57 |
| Gynaecology Urology | 43 | 112 | 220 |
| Gynaecology Youth | - | 166 | 192 |
| Hepatology | 32 | 145 | - |
| Infectious Diseases | 27 | 205 | 361 |
| Inflammatory Spinal | 22 | 77 | 210 |
| Lap Band | 7 | 354 | 571 |
| Lymphoedema | 19 | 55 | 90 |
| Neurology | 20 | 342 | 435 |
| Neurology Unit (investigations) | 19 | 132 | 98 |
| Neurosurgery | 1225 | 441 | 480 |
| Ophthalmology | 47 | 133 | 306 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Unit | 63 | 380 | 1142 |
| Orthopaedic | 15 | 623 | 414 |
| Orthotic Prosthetic Services | 453 | 1169 | 855 |
| Paediatric Allergy (internally referred) | 60 | 348 | 1673 |
| Paediatric Continence (internally referred) | - | 4 | 431 |
| Paediatric Developmental Behavioural (internally referred) | 54 | 484 | 588 |
| Paediatric Gender Clinic Clarence (internally referred) | - | 487 | 530 |
| Paediatrics Medicine | 40 | 131 | 152 |
| Paediatrics Surgery | 47 | 60 | 357 |
| Persistent Pain Service | 13 | 454 | 96 |
| Physiotherapy | 57 | 91 | 161 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 20 | 309 | 853 |
| Podiatry | 23 | 498 | 580 |
| Rehabilitation Repat Centre | 48 | 75 | 26 |
| Renal | 32 | 127 | 463 |
| Respiratory | 41 | 123 | 406 |
| Respiratory Lung Function Test | - | 35 | 82 |
| Rheumatology | 26 | 130 | 167 |
| Thyroid | 167 | 637 | 501 |
| Urology | 54 | 357 | 816 |
| Vascular | 29 | 123 | 150 |
| Wound | 36 | 101 | 779 |
