Tasmanian patients face wait times up to six years for specialists, with some hospitals reporting over 600-day delays.

Tasmanian patients face lengthy wait times for specialist health professionals, with some waiting up to six years. Launceston General Hospital reported the longest waiting times, while semi-urgent neurology patients at the North West Regional Hospital face waits of over 600 days. Over 10% of Tasmania's population are waiting on the outpatient waitlist, according to Labor health spokesperson Ella Haddad.