Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt waiting time at Townsville University Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt 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
- 8 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 20 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 7 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville University Hospital | 8 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 8 days | 1.0% | 102 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 1.8% | 228 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
No other public hospital within 1,000 km published a figure for this surgery in this period.
How the wait has changed
- Townsville University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Townsville University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 6 | not published | 14 |
| 2017–18 | 7 | not published | 14 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 9 | 13 |
| 2019–20 | not published | not published | 17 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 12 | 15 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 15 |
| 2022–23 | 5 | not published | 21 |
| 2023–24 | 18 | not published | 17 |
| 2024–25 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
Queensland's quarterly figures for neurosurgery
These are not figures for insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt. Queensland reports by surgical specialty, not by procedure. A specialty covers many different operations, so a specialty figure is never a figure for any one of them.
Queensland Health publishes its own figures every three months. They count differently from the national figures above and are never combined with them. This quarter ends after the national reporting period, so it is the more recent of the two.
Covers July to September 2025, published by Queensland Health on 28 October 2025. Reported as Townsville.
- Patients treated
- 124 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Treated within the recommended time
- 83.9%July to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Still waiting at the end of the quarter
- 135 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Waiting longer than recommended
- 9 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
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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