LLETZ procedure waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for LLETZ procedure in Australian public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25 — from 7 days at Peel Health Campus to 197 days at Mercy Hospital for Women. The source publishes this surgery as "Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for LLETZ procedure in public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25, from 4937 surgeries. 0.1% of people waited more than 365 days. 108 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 25 days | 0.0% | 1360 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 28 days | 0.0% | 486 surgeries |
| 3 | New South Wales | 35 days | 0.1% | 1380 surgeries |
| 4 | Queensland | 38 days | 0.1% | 1250 surgeries |
| 5 | South Australia | 44 days | 0.6% | 358 surgeries |
| 6 | Northern Territory | 61 days | 1.0% | 103 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
- WA
- NSW
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) | NSW (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 30 | 29 | 34 | not published |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 36 | 26 | not published |
| 2018–19 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 34 |
| 2019–20 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 |
| 2020–21 | 38 | 50 | 35 | 38 |
| 2021–22 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
| 2022–23 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 34 |
| 2023–24 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 33 |
| 2024–25 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 35 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for LLETZ procedure in a public hospital?
The national median was 33 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 25 days in Victoria to 61 days in Northern Territory.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for LLETZ procedure?
Of the 108 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Peel Health Campus reported the shortest (7 days) and Mercy Hospital for Women the longest (197 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
0.1% of people who had LLETZ procedure in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for LLETZ procedure in Australian public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25, from 7 days at Peel Health Campus to 197 days at Mercy Hospital for Women.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "LLETZ procedure waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lletz-procedure/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lletz-procedure/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/lletz-procedure.svg" width="720" height="352" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for LLETZ procedure by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.