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Nasendoscopy waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for nasendoscopy, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)277 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting14with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Qld	71 days
NSW	343 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 14 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for nasendoscopy, out of 14 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	11 days	15
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	13 days	13
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	69 days	14
Cairns Hospital	Qld	Cairns and Hinterland	81 days	54
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	96 days	15
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	162 days	27
Toowoomba Hospital	Qld	Darling Downs	171 days	10
John Hunter Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	192 days	10
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	Vic	Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)	195 days	13
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	261 days	19
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	338 days	20
Maitland Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	352 days	22
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	357 days	19
Wagga Wagga Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	359 days	123

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for nasendoscopy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for nasendoscopy waited 277 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 71 days (Qld) to 343 days (NSW).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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