FairWaitToenail surgery waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for toenail surgery, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 34 days |
| SA | 36 days |
| WA | 41 days |
| NSW | 55 days |
| Qld | 60 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for toenail surgery, out of 43 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | Vic | Monash Health | 6 days | 15 |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | Vic | Grampians Health | 7 days | 11 |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | WA | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 10 days | 11 |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | Vic | Northeast Health Wangaratta | 20 days | 11 |
| Perth Children's Hospital | WA | Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) | 21 days | 23 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | Vic | Northern Health (Vic) | 22 days | 29 |
| Sunshine Hospital | Vic | Western Health (Vic) | 24 days | 12 |
| Riverland General Hospital | SA | Riverland Mallee Coorong | 25 days | 22 |
| Casey Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 26 days | 12 |
| Toowoomba Hospital | Qld | Darling Downs | 26 days | 11 |
| Blue Mountains Hospital | NSW | Nepean Blue Mountains | 27 days | 12 |
| Peel Health Campus | WA | South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 28 days | 21 |
| Grafton Base Hospital | NSW | Northern NSW | 29 days | 10 |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Eastern Health (Vic) | 29 days | 15 |
| Frankston Hospital | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 30 days | 17 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for toenail surgery in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for toenail surgery waited 48 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 34 days (Vic) to 60 days (Qld).
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.