Tamworth Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Tamworth Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 86 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 14 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 15 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 18 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 20 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 313 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 27 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 41 days | 235 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Cystoscopy | 44 days | 132 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 48 days | 134 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 65 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 66 days | 69 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 78 days | 60 surgeries | 6.7% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 86 days | 69 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Nephrectomy | 87 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 111 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 127 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 194 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 204 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 246 days | 80 surgeries | 7.5% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 277 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 279 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 282 days | 78 surgeries | 5.1% |
| Ectropion - correction of | 319 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 319 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 320 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 321 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 323 days | 144 surgeries | 20.8% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 329 days | 59 surgeries | 16.9% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 331 days | 1051 surgeries | 14.8% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 333 days | 61 surgeries | 23.0% |
| Blepharoplasty | 342 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 351 days | 104 surgeries | 25.0% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 355 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 357 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 371 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 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 | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pleurodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | not published | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 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 | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carotid endarterectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy 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 |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2022–23 | 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 | 14 days | 99% | 760 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 57 days | 94% | 1196 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 336 days | 83% | 1824 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.