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Our projected wait times for new appointments.
Due to high demand, getting an appointment at Specialists Clinics often involves a waiting period. How long you have to wait depends on how urgent your problem is.
The Department of Health and Human Services requires that we see all 'urgent' referrals within 30 days. Our wait times for patients who are categorised as 'routine' is more variable depending on the demand for our services.
Waiting times also vary across clinics. The projected wait times listed below are only estimated timeframes.
Unit name |
Projected wait |
|---|---|
| Aged Care Services | 9 to 12 months |
| Anaesthetics | 3 to 6 months |
| Cardiac Surgery | 36+ months |
| Cardiology | 24 to 36 months |
| Dermatology Outpatients | 36+ months |
| Diabetic | 1 to 3 months |
| Endocrinology | 24 to 36 months |
| ENT/Head and Neck Unit | 36+ months |
| Epilepsy | 18 to 24 months |
| Gastroenterology | 36+ months |
| General Surgery 1/HPB | 12 to 18 months |
| General Surgery 2/Breast | 18 to 24 months |
| Gen Surgery 3/Upper GI/Endo | 24 to 36 months |
| General Surgery 4/Colorectal | 12 to 18 months |
| General Medical 1 | 3 to 6 months |
| General Medical 2 | 3 to 6 months |
| General Medical 4 | 1 to 3 months |
| General Medical 5 | 1 to 3 months |
| General Medical 6 | 1 to 3 months |
| General Medicine | 9 to 12 months |
| Genetics Service | 36+ months |
| Gynaecology | < 1 month |
| Haematology | 3 to 6 months |
| Hypertension | 24 to 36 months |
| Infectious Diseases Outpatients | 18 to 24 months |
| Liver | 24 to 36 months |
| Maxillofacial Surgery | 12 to 18 months |
| Neurodiagnostics | 3 to 6 months |
| Neurology | 24 to 36 months |
| Neuropsychology | 24 to 36 months |
| Neurosurgery | 24 to 36 months |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | 24 to 36 months |
| Oncology Outpatients | 1 to 3 months |
| Ophthalmology | 12 to 18 months |
| Orthopaedic Surgery 2 | 12 to 18 months |
| Orthopaedic Surgery 3 | 18 to 24 months |
| Orthopaedic Surgery 4 | 36+ months |
| Paediatric Medicine | 6 to 9 months |
| Pain | 12 to 18 months |
| Palliative Care Unit | < 1 month |
| Plastic Surgery | 36+ months |
| Podiatry | 3 to 6 months |
| Psychiatry | 6 to 9 months |
| Radiation Oncology Clinic | < 1 month |
| Renal | 9 to 12 months |
| Renal Dialysis Unit | < 1 month |
| Respiratory | 36+ months |
| Rheumatology | 36+ months |
| Spinal | 24 to 36 months |
| Spinal Royal Talbot | 1 to 3 months |
| Thoracic Surgery | 3 to 6 months |
| Urology | 24 to 36 months |
| Vascular Surgery | 36+ months |
| Wound Management | 6 to 9 months |