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title: "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/nsw/"
---

# Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **96 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **71 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Carpal tunnel release".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

71 public hospitals in New South Wales reported carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Carpal tunnel release" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

14 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 71 days marks the national median.

- [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 1 day
- [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 13 days
- [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 24 days
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 42 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 42 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 42 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 48 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 49 days
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 49 days
- [Narrabri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrabri-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 49 days
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 52 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 52 days
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 53 days
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 54 days
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 62 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 64 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 66 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 72 days
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 76 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 78 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 79 days
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 83 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 84 days
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 87 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 87 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 88 days
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 88 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 89 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 95 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 103 days
- [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 103 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 105 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 111 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 112 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 117 days
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 125 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 127 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 127 days
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 128 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 142 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 158 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 167 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 167 days
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 189 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 206 days
- [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 224 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 237 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 253 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 254 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 271 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 282 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 283 days
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 309 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 331 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 340 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 340 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 365 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Glen Innes Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/glen-innes-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Inverell Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/inverell-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/scott-memorial-hospital-scone/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Temora Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/temora-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published

Carpal tunnel release in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 1 day | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 2 | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 13 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 3 | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 24 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 4 | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 42 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 4 | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 42 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 4 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries |
| 7 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 48 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 8 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 49 days | 0.0% | 57 surgeries |
| 8 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 49 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 8 | [Narrabri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrabri-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 49 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 11 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 52 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 11 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 52 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 13 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 53 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 14 | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 54 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 15 | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 62 days | 0.0% | 53 surgeries |
| 16 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 64 days | 0.0% | 53 surgeries |
| 17 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 66 days | 1.9% | 52 surgeries |
| 18 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 72 days | 21.0% | 62 surgeries |
| 19 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 76 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 20 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 78 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| 21 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 79 days | 0.0% | 57 surgeries |
| 22 | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 83 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 23 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 84 days | 1.6% | 61 surgeries |
| 24 | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 87 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 24 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 87 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 26 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 88 days | 1.5% | 133 surgeries |
| 26 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 88 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 28 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 89 days | 0.0% | 127 surgeries |
| 29 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 95 days | 14.8% | 81 surgeries |
| 30 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 103 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 30 | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 103 days | 14.4% | 202 surgeries |
| 32 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 105 days | 9.5% | 158 surgeries |
| 33 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 111 days | not published | 42 surgeries |
| 34 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 112 days | 0.0% | 54 surgeries |
| 35 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 117 days | 1.5% | 68 surgeries |
| 36 | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 125 days | not published | 37 surgeries |
| 37 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 127 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 37 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 127 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 39 | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 128 days | not published | 32 surgeries |
| 40 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 142 days | 8.7% | 115 surgeries |
| 41 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 158 days | 0.0% | 64 surgeries |
| 42 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 167 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| 42 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 167 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 44 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 189 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 45 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 206 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 46 | [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 224 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 47 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 237 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 48 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 253 days | 12.1% | 58 surgeries |
| 49 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 254 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 50 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 271 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 51 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 282 days | 6.9% | 72 surgeries |
| 52 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 283 days | 23.5% | 85 surgeries |
| 53 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 309 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 54 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 331 days | 35.9% | 64 surgeries |
| 55 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 340 days | 37.2% | 94 surgeries |
| 55 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 340 days | 48.3% | 58 surgeries |
| 57 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 365 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Glen Innes Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/glen-innes-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Inverell Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/inverell-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/scott-memorial-hospital-scone/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Temora Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/temora-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/westmead/) · [near Wollongong](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/wollongong/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 96 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/nsw/)), 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

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/).

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