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Elective Surgical Waiting List Enquiries You are here:HomeHealth ProfessionalsElective Surgical Waiting List Enquiries GP Hotline for elective surgery waiting lists at St Vincent's How long is my patient likely to wait for their surgical procedure? Are they actually still on a waiting list? These are common issues for General Practice. GPs and Practice Nurses can now directly ring a Waiting List Officer at St Vincent's to check on this important information for their patients. Where the condition of your patient worsens while they are waiting you can now directly contact our Surgical Liaison Nurses to notify them and seek to have their case brought forward. For information on elective surgery wait times, please phone the appropriate Waiting List Officer as listed below. If you are unable to contact the surgical liaison nurse please contact the Elective Surgery Manager on (03) 9231 3203. In the meantime, if your patient’s condition worsens, notify the Surgical Liaison Nurse and seek to expedite the procedure. For urgent attention contact the relevant surgical registrar through switchboard on (03) 9231 2211. Surgical Unit Waiting List Officer Surgical Liaison Nurse Cardiothoracics Waiting List Officer: 9231 2270 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 4853 Colorectal Waiting List Officer: 9231 2272 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 2322 Department of Surgery Waiting List Officer: 9231 2976 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 2401 Endoscopy Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 4232 ENT Waiting List Officer: 9231 2271 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 2755 ESAS Orthopaedic Waiting List Officer: 9231 2905 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 4706 Hepatobiliary/Upper GI Waiting List Officer: 9231 2976 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 2401 Neurosurgery Waiting List Officer: 9231 2273 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 3884 Orthopaedic Waiting List Officer: 9231 2279 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 3885 Plastics Waiting List Officer: 9231 2271 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 3883 Urology Waiting List Officer: 9231 2459 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 3881 Vascular Waiting List Officer: 9231 2270 Surgical Liaison Nurse: 9231 4853