Elective Waiting Times

Provided below are the median waiting times for the most performed inpatient and daycase elective procedures in certain specialties. Waiting times are calculated from the date of addition to the waiting list until the date of admission to hospital for treatment and are based on admissions in a 6-month period.

The median waiting times are provided to give a perspective of recent waiting times for elective procedures. Individual waiting times will potentially be different from the median waiting times presented below as each individual patient waiting times for elective admission will be influenced by a number of different variables.

Last updated: 31 Aug 2024

Specialty Procedure Median Waiting Times
ENT Drainage of middle ear 9 weeks
ENT Excision of thyroid gland 4 weeks
ENT Excision of tonsil 33 weeks
ENT Operations on septum of nose 39 weeks
ENT Repair of eardrum 58 weeks
General Surgery Excision of gall bladder 46 weeks
General Surgery Other excision of lesion of skin 26 weeks
General Surgery Primary repair of inguinal hernia 43 weeks
General Surgery Primary repair of umbilical hernia 49 weeks
General Surgery Repair of other hernia of abdominal wall 42 weeks
Gynaecology Abdominal excision of uterus 6 weeks
Gynaecology Bilateral excision of adnexa of uterus 17 weeks
Gynaecology Diagnostic endoscopic examination of uterus 6 weeks
Gynaecology Other operations on vulva 5 weeks
Gynaecology Other repair of prolapse of vagina 71 weeks
Ophthalmology Correction of deformity of eyelid 7 weeks
Ophthalmology Excision of redundant skin of eyelid 9 weeks
Ophthalmology Filtering operations on iris 14 weeks
Ophthalmology Operations on vitreous body 6 weeks
Ophthalmology Prosthesis of lens 6 weeks
Oral Surgery Excision of dental lesion of jaw 77 weeks
Oral Surgery Orthodontic operations 57 weeks
Oral Surgery Other operations on tooth 39 weeks
Oral Surgery Simple extraction of tooth 3 weeks
Oral Surgery Surgical removal of tooth 39 weeks
Trauma & Orthopaedics Hybrid prosthetic replacement of hip joint using cemented femoral component 23 weeks
Trauma & Orthopaedics Release of entrapment of peripheral nerve at wrist 21 weeks
Trauma & Orthopaedics Therapeutic endoscopic operations on semilunar cartilage 29 weeks
Trauma & Orthopaedics Total prosthetic replacement of hip joint not using cement 36 weeks
Trauma & Orthopaedics Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint using cement 41 weeks
Urology Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder 6 weeks
Urology Endoscopic extirpation of lesion of bladder 3 weeks
Urology Extracorporeal fragmentation of calculus of kidney 5 weeks
Urology Operations on prepuce 15 weeks
Urology Other operations on outlet of male bladder 2 weeks