Northern Territory
This page shows planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals in Northern Territory, with the national figures beside them. The latest figures cover 2024–25. In Northern Territory, 5 public hospitals published a median wait for urgency category 1.
Headline figures for Northern Territory
Each pair of tiles shows the median wait in Northern Territory and in Australia for one of the procedures that treated the most patients in Northern Territory. A state figure is never ranked.
- Cataract surgery, Northern Territory
- 162 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Cataract surgery, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Skin lesion removal, Northern Territory
- 24 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Skin lesion removal, Australia
- 26 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Dilatation and curettage, Northern Territory
- 19 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Dilatation and curettage, Australia
- 28 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Northern Territory by median wait
Each row is a public hospital in Northern Territory. The columns show the median wait for all planned surgery in one urgency category. The shortest median wait for category 1 comes first. A hospital with no published figure follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait, Category 1, urgent | Median wait, Category 2, semi-urgent | Median wait, Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gove Hospital | 7 daysRank 21st of 234 nationally | 99 daysRank 234th of 245 nationally | 355 daysRank 230th of 246 nationally |
| Alice Springs Hospital | 9 daysRank 40th of 234 nationally | 63 daysRank 150th of 245 nationally | 142 daysRank 95th of 246 nationally |
| Katherine Hospital | 11 daysRank 64th of 234 nationally | 72 daysRank 182nd of 245 nationally | 87 daysRank 53rd of 246 nationally |
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | 15 daysRank 131st of 234 nationally | 69 daysRank 169th of 245 nationally | 294 daysRank 178th of 246 nationally |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 18 daysRank 167th of 234 nationally | 78 daysRank 207th of 245 nationally | 316 daysRank 187th of 246 nationally |
Waiting times by procedure in Northern Territory
The shortest median wait in Northern Territory comes first. A surgery with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a surgery to see the hospitals in Northern Territory that report it.
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| Surgery | Median wait, Northern Territory | Median wait, Australia | Waiting more than 365 days, Northern Territory | Patients treated, Northern Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 1 day | 4 days | 0.0% | 233 surgeries |
| Dialysis access surgery | 19 days | 15 days | 1.0% | 194 surgeries |
| Dilatation and curettage | 19 days | 28 days | 0.2% | 414 surgeries |
| Skin lesion removal | 24 days | 26 days | 1.1% | 902 surgeries |
| Bladder scope (cystoscopy) | 39 days | 26 days | 1.9% | 155 surgeries |
| Gallbladder removal | 42 days | 48 days | 0.0% | 118 surgeries |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 43 days | 73 days | 0.8% | 118 surgeries |
| Prostate biopsy | 50 days | 33 days | 0.8% | 120 surgeries |
| LLETZ procedure | 61 days | 33 days | 1.0% | 103 surgeries |
| Keyhole joint surgery | 81 days | 78 days | 12.5% | 136 surgeries |
| Tonsillectomy | 116 days | 182 days | 15.3% | 137 surgeries |
| Cataract surgery | 162 days | 106 days | 20.4% | 921 surgeries |
| Eardrum repair | 377 days | 264 days | 52.8% | 108 surgeries |
| Aortic aneurysm repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| ACL reconstruction | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 81 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Shoulder decompression surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 92 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Adenoid removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 144 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Limb amputation | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Anal fissure repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Joint fusion surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 158 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Joint replacement revision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 77 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Armpit lymph node removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Bladder neck incision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Excess eyelid skin removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 246 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast lump removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast implant removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 96 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast reconstruction | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 146 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Bunion surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 183 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Carotid artery plaque removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Carpal tunnel surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 71 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 59 surgeries |
| Neck disc removal and fusion | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 94 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Circumcision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 80 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 96 surgeries |
| Cleft lip and palate repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 80 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Large bowel surgery (colectomy) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Outer knee nerve release | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 76 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Cervix cone biopsy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Cornea transplant | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 96 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Cranioplasty | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Brain surgery through the skull (craniotomy) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Bladder removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 254 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 86 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 58 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Spinal disc removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Dupuytren's contracture surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 150 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Out-turned eyelid repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 136 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 71 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 116 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Female sterilisation | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 129 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Unhealed fracture repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 95 surgeries |
| Keyhole sinus surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 214 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Reflux surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 90 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Ganglion cyst removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 105 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Grommets | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 90 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Haemorrhoid surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 63 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 138 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Hernia repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 86 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 75 surgeries |
| Hip replacement | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 130 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 59 surgeries |
| Hydrocele surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 95 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 114 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Hysterectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 74 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 91 surgeries |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Knee replacement | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 255 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 94 surgeries |
| Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 69 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 87 surgeries |
| Tongue-tie or lip-tie surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 50 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Shock wave stone treatment | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Mastoid surgery behind the ear | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 99 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Meatoplasty | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 92 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Voice box scope surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 89 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Myomectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 73 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Eardrum drainage | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 80 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 95 surgeries |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 59 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 70 surgeries |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Kidney removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Testicle removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Undescended testicle surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 78 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Bone realignment surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 135 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Salivary gland removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Pedicle screw fusion | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Tailbone cyst surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 65 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Pleurodesis | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Posterior fossa decompression | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 83 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Prolapse repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 165 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Prostate surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 55 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Pterygium (eye growth) removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 197 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 53 surgeries |
| Droopy eyelid repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 238 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Kidney drainage blockage repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Removal of intracranial lesion | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Hiatus hernia repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 88 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Rhinoplasty | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 376 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Rotator cuff repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 111 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Ovary and fallopian tube surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 56 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 surgeries |
| Scar revision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 83 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Deviated septum surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 320 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 62 surgeries |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 174 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 88 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Squint surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 155 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Stapedectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 357 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Urinary stone removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 82 surgeries |
| Bladder leakage surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 147 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Tendon release | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 90 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Thyroid gland removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 56 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Toenail surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Glaucoma drainage surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Trigger finger release | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 90 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 269 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Untethering of spinal cord | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ureter reconnection surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Kidney drainage stent insertion | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 74 surgeries |
| Urine passage widening | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Varicose vein surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 133 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Retina surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 64 surgeries |
Waiting times by specialty in Northern Territory
The shortest median wait in Northern Territory comes first. A surgery with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a surgery to see the hospitals in Northern Territory that report it.
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| Surgery | Median wait, Northern Territory | Median wait, Australia | Waiting more than 365 days, Northern Territory | Patients treated, Northern Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gynaecology | 20 days | 37 days | 1.2% | 1,126 surgeries |
| Plastic surgery | 23 days | 26 days | 1.4% | 702 surgeries |
| Vascular surgery | 24 days | 25 days | 2.6% | 191 surgeries |
| General surgery | 30 days | 35 days | 2.9% | 1,166 surgeries |
| Urology | 35 days | 28 days | 1.5% | 796 surgeries |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 55 days | 86 days | 13.7% | 605 surgeries |
| Ear, nose and throat surgery | 116 days | 99 days | 26.0% | 539 surgeries |
| Ophthalmology | 147 days | 92 days | 19.5% | 1,143 surgeries |
| Neurosurgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 75 surgeries |
| Other surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 63 surgeries |
Urgency categories in Northern Territory
Your treating specialist gives you an urgency category. These pages rank the public hospitals in Northern Territory by the share of patients treated within the recommended time for each category.
Every public hospital in Northern Territory
This list holds every public hospital in Northern Territory in the national register, in name order. A closed hospital is marked.
Other states and territories
Each link opens the same page for one of the other states or territories.
- New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times
- Victoria: planned surgery waiting times
- Queensland: planned surgery waiting times
- Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times
- South Australia: planned surgery waiting times
- Tasmania: planned surgery waiting times
- Australian Capital Territory: planned surgery waiting times
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/