Royal North Shore Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the St Leonards area of New South Wales published median waits from 6 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 384 days for eardrum repair.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Royal North Shore Hospital is a public hospital in the St Leonards area of New South Wales. It is part of Northern Sydney. It reported 113 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 18 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 6 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 10 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 12 days | 53 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 13 days | 122 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 15 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 16 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 16 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 22 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | 26 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 27 days | 367 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 28 days | 154 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Nephrectomy | 29 days | 61 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 31 days | 88 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidopexy | 36 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 41 days | 117 surgeries | 5.1% |
| Discectomy | 46 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 47 days | 50 surgeries | 14.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 49 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 49 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 64 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 71 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 75 days | 62 surgeries | 1.6% |
| Cystoscopy | 75 days | 428 surgeries | 6.5% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 75 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 78 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | 78 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laminectomy | 81 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 86 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 89 days | 127 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Myringotomy | 90 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 92 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 92 days | 59 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Tendon release | 97 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 97 days | 98 surgeries | 4.1% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 98 days | 55 surgeries | 5.5% |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 99 days | 76 surgeries | 27.6% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 99 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 105 days | 61 surgeries | 1.6% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 121 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 126 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 139 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 144 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 169 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 215 days | 67 surgeries | 11.9% |
| Ectropion - correction of | 236 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 253 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 332 days | 81 surgeries | 9.9% |
| Nasendoscopy | 338 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 339 days | 62 surgeries | 38.7% |
| Septoplasty | 340 days | 64 surgeries | 21.9% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 349 days | 80 surgeries | 17.5% |
| Ptosis - repair of | 353 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 354 days | 1118 surgeries | 39.8% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 373 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 384 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | not published | not published | not published |
| Corneal graft | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Cranioplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Heart valve replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Removal of intracranial lesion | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Toenail surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 12 days | 100% | 2081 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 77 days | 63% | 2681 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 346 days | 65% | 2522 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Royal North Shore Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 6 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 384 days for eardrum repair.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Royal North Shore Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
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