If you are a public patient on a public hospital in-patient or day-case waiting list and you have been waiting over three months for an operation or procedure you may qualify for this scheme. The NTPF aims to treat those who have been waiting longest first.

Examples of treatments covered under the NTPF include:

• Cataracts
  
• Varicose veins
  
• Hernias
  
• Gall bladders
  
• Prostate operations
  
• Tonsils
  
• Plastic surgery
  
• Cardiac surgery
  
• Hip and knee operations