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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Patient pathways waiting longer than one or two years, and pathways waiting longer than one year for a first outpatient appointment by local health board, treatment function/specialty and age, September 2011 onwards

COVID-19 recovery plan, ambitions for referral to treatment waiting times. On the 26th April 2022 the Welsh Government published its programme for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists in Wales. This plan sets out a number of key ambitions to reduce waiting times for people in Wales and the relevant data for referral to treatment times are published here.

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[Collapse]Patient pathways waiting longer than a year for a first outpatient appointmentThis is counted from the point a hospital receives a referral. To be achieved by the end of 2022[Collapse]Patient pathways waiting longer than two yearsTo be achieved for most specialities by March 2023[Collapse]Patient pathways waiting longer than a yearTo be achieved for most specialities by Spring 2025[Collapse]Total pathways waiting
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Sep-2011.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable316316.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,6961,696.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable392,467392,467
Oct-2011.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable340340.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,6911,691.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable389,797389,797
Nov-2011.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable243243.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,7871,787.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable386,977386,977
Dec-2011December 2011 to February 2012 figures for Aneurin Bevan for those waiting to start treatment and those treated, as well as March 2012 figures for those treated, are estimated using their data for November 2011. Also, the data since April 2012 for those treated is not fully validated. This is following the implementation of a new Patient Administration System at the end of 2011..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable390390.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,9131,913.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable383,891383,891
Jan-2012December 2011 to February 2012 figures for Aneurin Bevan for those waiting to start treatment and those treated, as well as March 2012 figures for those treated, are estimated using their data for November 2011. Also, the data since April 2012 for those treated is not fully validated. This is following the implementation of a new Patient Administration System at the end of 2011..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable147147.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable77.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,5751,575.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable375,719375,719
Feb-2012December 2011 to February 2012 figures for Aneurin Bevan for those waiting to start treatment and those treated, as well as March 2012 figures for those treated, are estimated using their data for November 2011. Also, the data since April 2012 for those treated is not fully validated. This is following the implementation of a new Patient Administration System at the end of 2011..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable231231.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1212.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2511,251.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable376,686376,686
Mar-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable480480.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable390,228390,228
Apr-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable88.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable535535.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable396,791396,791
May-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable99.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable528528.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable398,469398,469
Jun-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1212.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable546546.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable404,075404,075
Jul-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable44.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1818.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable542542.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable403,185403,185
Aug-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable11.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2222.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable531531.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable406,686406,686
Sep-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2121.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable478478.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable400,622400,622
Oct-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable550550.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable400,199400,199
Nov-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2222.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable574574.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable393,474393,474
Dec-2012.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2121.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable561561.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable389,019389,019
Jan-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1818.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable599599.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable382,690382,690
Feb-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable88.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1818.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable709709.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable385,521385,521
Mar-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable99.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable797797.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable389,871389,871
Apr-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4545.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1111.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,0711,071.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable396,092396,092
May-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7777.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3241,324.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable405,735405,735
Jun-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5959.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1313.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3421,342.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable410,061410,061
Jul-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4242.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3881,388.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable416,498416,498
Aug-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6262.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2626.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3651,365.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable418,522418,522
Sep-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3131.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,1371,137.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable416,937416,937
Oct-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2121.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2121.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable985985.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable416,023416,023
Nov-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2525.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable976976.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable414,771414,771
Dec-2013.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3939.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1717.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2331,233.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable415,790415,790
Jan-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4444.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1616.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,4021,402.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable412,152412,152
Feb-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5555.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,4891,489.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable414,063414,063
Mar-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1111.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,0211,021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable418,442418,442
Apr-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable88.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1515.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable988988.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable424,009424,009
May-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3434.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1515.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,1641,164.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable430,389430,389
Jun-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3131.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1515.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2311,231.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable434,908434,908
Jul-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5353.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2323.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,4801,480.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable433,784433,784
Aug-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable110110.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3434.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,9191,919.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable438,638438,638
Sep-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable168168.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6363.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,0652,065.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable432,920432,920
Oct-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable276276.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4747.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,4782,478.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable431,556431,556
Nov-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable297297.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6363.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,5882,588.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable423,548423,548
Dec-2014.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable313313.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7171.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,0323,032.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable420,533420,533
Jan-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable307307.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7676.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,3353,335.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable414,674414,674
Feb-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable333333.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7979.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,6233,623.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable415,737415,737
Mar-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable206206.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,8962,896.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable418,382418,382
Apr-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable426426.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9090.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,4743,474.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable428,919428,919
May-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable502502.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable113113.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,8573,857.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable435,020435,020
Jun-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable613613.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9494.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,8603,860.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable439,629439,629
Jul-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable624624.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9191.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,2674,267.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable443,844443,844
Aug-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable605605.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7777.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,4374,437.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable444,535444,535
Sep-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable770770.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7474.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,4994,499.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable442,620442,620
Oct-2015October 2015 figures for the specialities Allied Health Professionals and Diagnostic Services for the Cwm Taf University LHB could not be accurately provided. Therefore, figures for September 2015 have been used as estimates..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable851851.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7474.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,7814,781.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable443,206443,206
Nov-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable790790.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7777.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,7884,788.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable438,842438,842
Dec-2015.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable703703.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,0425,042.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable438,198438,198
Jan-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable634634.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9191.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,8104,810.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable432,304432,304
Feb-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable350350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9090.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,3014,301.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable428,157428,157
Mar-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable152152.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8484.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,6363,636.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable427,970427,970
Apr-2016From April 2016, there has been a change in the treatment function codes submitted by the Local Health Boards..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable189189.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8888.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,8153,815.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable434,036434,036
May-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable203203.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8686.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,9573,957.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable434,166434,166
Jun-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable212212.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9191.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,9833,983.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable434,928434,928
Jul-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable229229.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable105105.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,2394,239.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,541441,541
Aug-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable231231.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable106106.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,5374,537.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable442,535442,535
Sep-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable206206.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable119119.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,4784,478.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable443,820443,820
Oct-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable233233.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable120120.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,6064,606.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,385441,385
Nov-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable253253.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable116116.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,5704,570.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable438,708438,708
Dec-2016.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable291291.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable122122.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,8724,872.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable436,087436,087
Jan-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable194194.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable127127.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,6514,651.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable429,487429,487
Feb-2017Prior to February 2017, rheumatology data for Betsi Cadwaladr has been over reported due to the fact that they erroneously included DEXA scans in the data they submitted, which are not reportable under RTT. From February 2017 onwards the data submitted by the health board is correct..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable160160.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable128128.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,5084,508.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable430,641430,641
Mar-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6767.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable128128.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,5943,594.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable434,536434,536
Apr-2017April 2017 figures for the specialities Allied Health Professionals and Diagnostic Services for the Cwm Taf University LHB could not be accurately provided. Therefore, figures for March 2017 have been used as estimates..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable133133.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,9293,929.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,826441,826
May-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8585.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable141141.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,3004,300.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable448,176448,176
Jun-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9595.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable143143.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,1974,197.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable451,377451,377
Jul-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable135135.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable149149.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,3804,380.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable452,495452,495
Aug-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable252252.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable160160.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,0395,039.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable454,006454,006
Sep-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable309309.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable161161.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,0925,092.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable451,739451,739
Oct-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable390390.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable163163.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,2325,232.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable448,893448,893
Nov-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable574574.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable167167.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,3725,372.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,418441,418
Dec-2017.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable761761.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable198198.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,9285,928.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable435,080435,080
Jan-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable420420.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable177177.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,5335,533.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable420,717420,717
Feb-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable283283.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable174174.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,3395,339.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable419,487419,487
Mar-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3131.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable174174.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,7454,745.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable421,346421,346
Apr-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4141.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable181181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,6564,656.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable431,872431,872
May-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3030.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable173173.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,6704,670.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable436,478436,478
Jun-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2323.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable164164.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,2614,261.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable438,361438,361
Jul-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3030.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable177177.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,2964,296.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable443,492443,492
Aug-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3838.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable181181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,5304,530.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable449,059449,059
Sep-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4141.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable180180.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,4024,402.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable443,789443,789
Oct-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5454.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable188188.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,1804,180.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,445441,445
Nov-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable115115.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable186186.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,1864,186.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable435,835435,835
Dec-2018.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable191191.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable203203.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,4104,410.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable437,522437,522
Jan-2019.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable267267.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable207207.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,2584,258.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable432,042432,042
Feb-2019.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable332332.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable172172.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,0574,057.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable437,282437,282
Mar-2019.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable190190.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable166166.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,4283,428.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable441,882441,882
Apr-2019.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable163163.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable167167.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,4213,421.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable447,492447,492
May-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable145145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable169169.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,6953,695.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable455,104455,104
Jun-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8888.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable162162.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,6413,641.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable457,866457,866
Jul-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable135135.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable208208.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,8363,836.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable462,097462,097
Aug-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable230230.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable192192.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,1974,197.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable468,911468,911
Sep-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable249249.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable211211.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,3124,312.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable468,425468,425
Oct-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable476476.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable211211.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,7794,779.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable468,751468,751
Nov-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable751751.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable216216.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,3425,342.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable464,689464,689
Dec-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,0861,086.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable221221.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,2216,221.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable463,974463,974
Jan-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,1151,115.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable234234.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,4606,460.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable463,869463,869
Feb-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2381,238.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable241241.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,7266,726.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable463,402463,402
Mar-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,4571,457.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable279279.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,5617,561.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable458,154458,154
Apr-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,1712,171.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable350350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10,29710,297.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable442,905442,905
May-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,1983,198.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable526526.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14,10714,107.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable453,947453,947
Jun-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,3914,391.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable683683.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable18,64718,647.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable462,661462,661
Jul-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,2757,275.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable880880.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable26,86626,866.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable480,865480,865
Aug-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12,63312,633.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,0961,096.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable39,68239,682.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable500,315500,315
Sep-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,57121,571.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3141,314.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable55,50655,506.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable518,983518,983
Oct-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34,60834,608.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,6801,680.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable76,61276,612.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable526,057526,057
Nov-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable46,05746,057.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,1122,112.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable94,82794,827.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable530,371530,371
Dec-2020Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable59,39959,399.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,7832,783.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable116,150116,150.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable539,930539,930
Jan-2021Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable71,15871,158.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,8653,865.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable135,368135,368.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable542,902542,902
Feb-2021Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable86,09986,099.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,7714,771.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable158,181158,181.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable550,567550,567
Mar-2021Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. Other small revisions were made for open pathway data for this month. See the latest release for more information..The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable98,97298,972.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,1266,126.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable177,655177,655.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable569,603569,603
Apr-2021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable97,81297,812.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,6667,666.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable174,094174,094.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable597,291597,291
May-2021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable95,79295,792.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9,7759,775.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable169,841169,841.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable608,322608,322
Jun-2021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable94,13594,135.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable12,17312,173.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable166,359166,359.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable626,210626,210
Jul-2021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable96,09596,095.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,79015,790.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable167,586167,586.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable644,463644,463
Aug-2021.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable98,89698,896.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,89920,899.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable170,524170,524.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable658,894658,894
Sep-20211,39817,91680,690100,0042914,95322,39727,6411,92030,243140,755172,9188,19099,714562,713670,617
Oct-20217,68393,4822101,1672,00633,562.The data item is not applicable35,56811,909163,5043175,41653,414614,56613,550681,530
Nov-20217,31991,949199,2692,55740,059.The data item is not applicable42,61611,527162,1062173,63552,715616,70114,767684,183
Dec-20217,20289,088196,2913,24946,443.The data item is not applicable49,69211,623161,4282173,05354,026611,56219,644685,232
Jan-20227,10886,773293,8833,79252,721256,51511,526158,7084170,23855,034614,78019,022688,836
Feb-20226,93485,194292,1304,48659,614264,10211,381157,1373168,52155,845617,11818,922691,885
Mar-20226,76284,371291,1355,19765,217370,41711,291157,1995168,49557,194634,3409,877701,411
Apr-20226,84186,234293,0775,04362,988168,03211,467159,9393171,40957,640639,10210,356707,098
May-20226,86488,854295,7204,67160,381165,05311,477164,8325176,31458,455654,4429,250722,147
Jun-20226,82589,5621,49597,8824,12857,01299662,13610,920164,4472,597177,96457,820656,19118,230732,241
Jul-20227,09594,011.The data item is not applicable101,1064,01056,545260,55711,210170,1773181,39065,268674,8323,129743,229
Aug-20227,02495,6371102,6623,80255,548.The data item is not applicable59,35011,042172,4071183,45058,432688,5923,259750,283
Sep-20226,94293,741.The data item is not applicable100,6833,67153,613.The data item is not applicable57,28410,934170,548.The data item is not applicable181,48258,208693,4593,010754,677
Oct-20226,55088,524.The data item is not applicable95,0743,50250,989.The data item is not applicable54,49110,565166,372.The data item is not applicable176,93759,359692,6041,330753,293
Nov-20225,71979,582.The data item is not applicable85,3012,92946,665.The data item is not applicable49,5949,598159,059.The data item is not applicable168,65756,249688,8703,152748,271
Dec-20225,11569,858.The data item is not applicable74,9732,64342,741145,3859,340152,5923161,93555,953676,1003,083735,136
Jan-20234,76062,855.The data item is not applicable67,6152,38138,722.The data item is not applicable41,1039,075143,3881152,46456,757674,4952,864734,116
Feb-20234,48958,537163,0272,11935,475.The data item is not applicable37,5948,847137,9263146,77657,239670,9602,903731,102
Mar-20233,79149,134.The data item is not applicable52,9251,68030,046.The data item is not applicable31,7268,113127,6831135,79756,919675,1492,653734,721
Apr-20233,74349,088.The data item is not applicable52,8311,59729,884.The data item is not applicable31,4818,079128,4541136,53457,052683,2312,777743,060
May-20233,53048,879.The data item is not applicable52,4091,51929,250.The data item is not applicable30,7697,965128,584.The data item is not applicable136,54957,665687,5162,979748,160
Jun-20233,48646,442.The data item is not applicable49,9281,63826,693.The data item is not applicable28,3318,210124,4051132,61658,450692,4443,147754,041
Jul-20233,49447,391.The data item is not applicable50,8851,55826,123.The data item is not applicable27,6818,089125,1142133,20557,976695,8273,332757,135
Aug-20233,25949,364.The data item is not applicable52,6231,28925,752.The data item is not applicable27,0417,335127,1162134,45356,390700,1593,478760,027
Sep-20233,21048,441151,6521,25925,180.The data item is not applicable26,4396,844126,6723133,51955,357701,7593,737760,853
Oct-20233,23548,936152,1721,24024,429.The data item is not applicable25,6696,712127,7413134,45654,960705,5853,652764,197
Nov-20233,30750,610153,9181,22923,556.The data item is not applicable24,7856,785129,7494136,53853,847700,4324,231758,510
Dec-20233,51853,417156,9361,23523,013.The data item is not applicable24,2487,077133,2414140,32253,498698,6504,185756,333
Jan-2024Data by LHB residence for January 2024 are affected by some quality issues. Overall totals and other breakdowns are not affected. For information about which data are affected, please contact us.3,55954,192257,7531,17822,269.The data item is not applicable23,4477,024131,5435138,57253,918700,068828754,814
Feb-20243,77956,183359,9651,21221,767122,9807,310133,6187140,93555,339703,0144,169762,522
Mar-20244,00857,089361,1001,18219,454.The data item is not applicable20,6367,611136,04610143,66756,386708,5014,012768,899
Apr-20244,12660,983265,1111,22420,066.The data item is not applicable21,2907,761140,4675148,23356,795714,9883,248775,031
May-2024In May 2024, the number of anaesthetics pathways provided by Cardiff and Vale fell by around 500 compared with previous figures after it was identified that these pathways had been closed for some time. It is not possible to remove them from the back series of data to reflect when they were actually closed, meaning the figures up to April 2024 are artificially high.4,31165,986270,2991,26221,193.The data item is not applicable22,4558,113146,7554154,87257,912727,1122,925787,949
Jun-20244,32569,847374,1751,27822,140.The data item is not applicable23,4188,241152,0554160,30057,828731,1742,509791,511
Jul-20244,40971,720376,1321,27422,556.The data item is not applicable23,8308,446155,8073164,25657,559736,3172,755796,631
Aug-20244,56774,956279,5251,23422,959.The data item is not applicable24,1938,589161,1112169,70256,971741,2141,978800,163
Sep-20244,56375,290279,8551,15422,547.The data item is not applicable23,7018,438160,8204169,26256,479742,5742,254801,307

Metadata

Title

Key ambitions of the planned care recovery plan for referral to treatment waiting times by date, treatment function, ambition and local health board

Last update

21/11/2024 21/11/2024

Next update

19/12/2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Referral to treatment times (RTT), Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Local health boards

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

RTT
Planned Care Recovery Plan
Waiting times
Pathways

General description

On the 26th April 2022 the Welsh Government published its programme for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists in Wales. This plan sets out a number of key ambitions to reduce waiting times for people in Wales and the relevant data for referral to treatment times are published here.

Data collection and calculation

The data presented draws on management information held by Local Health Boards relating to the management of patients who have been referred for hospital treatment. Guidance is provided to the NHS in Wales about how such patients should be managed and how to measure and report the relevant data. The data is reported monthly by Local Health Boards via the Digital Health and Care Wales Service (DHCW) switching service. The data collection has been in place since April 2007.

Frequency of publication

Monthly

Data reference periods

September 2011 onwards

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Revisions information

Data for 12 months prior to publication is subject to revision. Any large or significant revisions to the data are noted in the ‘Notes for this month’s publication’ in the statistical release.

Statistical quality

A referral to treatment pathway (RTT) covers the time waiting from referral to hospital for treatment and includes time spent waiting for any hospital appointments, tests, scans or other procedures that may be needed before being treated.

A patient pathway opens, and a waiting time begins, at the point a hospital receives a referral. Referrals are most commonly submitted by GPs but may also come from other health care professionals. The main activity measure for referral to treatment time is a count of the number of patient pathways which are open at the end of each month. This can be thought of as ‘the waiting list’.

A patient pathway is closed if either the patient starts treatment, or if following consultation with a hospital specialist, no hospital treatment is necessary. This could include:

patient admitted to hospital for an operation or treatment
starting treatment that does not need a stay in hospital (for example, medication or physiotherapy)
beginning the fitting of a medical device such as leg braces
starting an agreed period of time to monitor the patient’s condition to assess the need for further treatment
Patients with complex needs may have referrals for multiple types of treatments so may have many pathways opened and will appear in the dataset more than one time. This means that the same patient can have different pathways counted in the calculations for both targets.