Northern Beaches Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Northern Beaches Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 80 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 26 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 3 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 5 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 6 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 7 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 13 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 13 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 18 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 19 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 22 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 24 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 37 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 41 days | 275 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Circumcision | 45 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 47 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 47 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 56 days | 304 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 57 days | 72 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 57 days | 269 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 60 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 62 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 63 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 64 days | 61 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 69 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 69 days | 52 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 77 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 78 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 81 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 87 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 276 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 281 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 281 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 285 days | 133 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 301 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 302 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 302 days | 120 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Adenoidectomy | 305 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 307 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 317 days | 136 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 10 days | 100% | 1083 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 62 days | 100% | 1401 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 316 days | 100% | 1028 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.