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Radical neck dissection waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)15 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting17with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	13 days
NSW	18 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for radical neck dissection, out of 17 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Royal Adelaide Hospital	SA	Central Adelaide	7 days	66
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	Vic	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic)	9 days	48
Box Hill Hospital	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	10 days	17
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	Vic	Melbourne Health	12 days	21
Launceston General Hospital	Tas	Tasmanian Health Service	13 days	12
St George Hospital NSW	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	15 days	14
Gosford Hospital	NSW	Central Coast	15 days	11
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	16 days	31
The Bendigo Hospital	Vic	Bendigo Health Care Group	16 days	19
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	16 days	26
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	17 days	16
Dandenong Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	17 days	31
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	19 days	17
Royal Hobart Hospital	Tas	Tasmanian Health Service	19 days	15
Westmead Hospital	NSW	Western Sydney	20 days	30

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for radical neck dissection in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for radical neck dissection waited 15 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 13 days (Vic) to 18 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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