Probing of naso-lacrimal duct waiting time at The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Probing of naso-lacrimal duct at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 329 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 25 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 5 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 5 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 329 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 47 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 79 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 59 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 83 days | 11.2% | 233 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?
How the wait has changed
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Children's Hospital at Westmead (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 150 | not published | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 164 | not published | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 140 | not published | 71 |
| 2019–20 | 194 | not published | 80 |
| 2020–21 | 166 | not published | 94 |
| 2021–22 | 181 | not published | 121 |
| 2022–23 | 84 | not published | 131 |
| 2023–24 | 315 | not published | 146 |
| 2024–25 | 329 | not published | 83 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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