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Data Provider: Welsh Government Referral To Treatment key measures: median and 90th percentile waiting times, totals waiting and pathways waiting 26 and 36 weeks, January 2018 onwards, by treatment function

Note that data included in this statistical release covers a time period during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has affected both how some NHS services have been offered and people's choices regarding health services. See the latest release for more information.

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Click here to sortTotal pathways waitingClick here to sortPercentage of pathways waiting less than 26 weeksClick here to sortPathways waiting more than 36 weeksClick here to sortMedian waiting time (decimal weeks)Click here to sort90th centile (decimal weeks)
[Collapse]All Treatment Functions4,006,265269.31,410,287115.1381.4
All Treatment FunctionsAccident and Emergency50.05.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Allied Health Profession Services205,065468.95,44227.2102.5
Anaesthetics8,940254.73,249126.9328.3
Anticoagulant Service.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
Audiological Medicine43312.910.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Blood Transfusion.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
Cardiology185,045328.039,22584.4242.9
Cardiothoracic Surgery3,507400.331259.3173.7
Cardiothoracic Transplantation.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
Chemical Pathology2,878378.331868.7185.5
Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics.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
Clinical Genetics10.01.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Clinical Immunology and Allergy12,05499.28,881317.4521.4
Clinical Neurophysiology3,220431.722443.7151.8
Clinical Oncology (previously radiotherapy).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
Clinical Pharmacology2,398237.8866135.5283.1
Clinical Physiology.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
Colorectal surgery.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
Community Medicine.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
Dental Medicine4,654337.146793.2178.2
Dermatology242,285276.977,490111.5375.3
Diabetic Medicine.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
Diagnostic Services190,926433.716,25925.4163.2
Ear, Nose and Throat300,382208.0139,770164.0421.2
Endocrinology33,412341.56,86076.6239.0
Gastroenterology238,428267.284,439117.3372.1
General Medicine52,705273.918,313110.3376.0
General Pathology.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
General Surgery421,143251.5163,067128.7397.8
Genito Urinary Medicine.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
Geriatric Medicine18,527422.81,70443.2171.4
GP Maternity.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
GP Other.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
Gynaecology258,809245.596,667133.4343.4
Haematology (non clinical).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
Haemotology (clinical)16,610439.975939.3138.9
Hepatology.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
Histopathology.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
Immunopathology.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
Infectious Diseases80500.0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Interventional Radiology.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
Joint Consultant Clinic.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
Maxillio Facial & Oral Surgery.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
Medical Microbiology.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
Medical Oncology466371.257.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Medical Ophthalmology.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
Midwifery.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
Nephrology8,657424.069142.6162.4
Neurology73,636292.020,466104.3262.1
Neuropathology.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
Neurosurgery4,267467.66046.3110.9
Nuclear Medicine.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
Nursing.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
Obstetrics - (in-patients and day cases only).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
Obstetrics - AN (out-patients only).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
Obstetrics - PN (out-patients only).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
Occupational Medicine.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
Ophthalmology563,399194.9281,529179.9453.7
Oral Surgery139,958236.055,692140.0365.6
Orthodontics18,219240.87,430136.3533.4
Paediatric Dentistry7,229275.01,847115.9220.9
Paediatric Medical Oncology.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
Paediatric Neurology1,013445.74728.077.4
Paediatric Surgery3,946388.537872.2177.9
Paediatrics56,785398.05,99456.2183.7
Pain Management31,432259.811,250122.2373.7
Palliative Medicine.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
Plastic Surgery24,657282.97,788106.3349.7
Radiology1,943470.26135.899.2
Rehabilitation5,828451.624453.4128.0
Respiratory Medicine83,518372.811,93067.6210.6
Restorative Dentistry9,078334.41,56786.9241.8
Rheumatology48,193325.110,43488.0246.6
Transient Ischaemic Attack.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
Trauma and Orthopaedic514,779209.6239,605163.4439.4
Urology208,145232.788,889144.6427.3
Breast Surgery.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
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery.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
Vascular Surgery.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
Stroke Medicine.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
Respiratory Physiology.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
Clinical Psychology.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

Metadata

General description

The median waiting time is the middle value when all waits are ordered from shortest to longest, meaning half of all current waits are less than the median and half are more than the median. It is commonly used in preference to the mean as it is less influenced by extreme values.

Data collection and calculation

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

From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards (see weblinks). The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board. A link to the statement from the minister for health and social service can be found in the weblinks section.

Frequency of publication

Monthly

Data reference periods

January 2018 onwards

Users, uses and context

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

Title

Median waiting times and other key measures for referral to treatment

Last update

20/02/2025 20/02/2025

Next update

20/03/2025

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

Wales

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

Statistical quality

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Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic all non-urgent outpatient appointments were suspended in March 2020. This meant most hospitals reduced or suspend the services they offered, which led to an increase in both the lengths of waits and the number of people waiting on patient pathways from April 2020.

More detailed treatment functions have been introduced recently but have not been used consistently across all Local Health Boards; for example, patients receiving vascular surgery may have been recorded in either “General Surgery” or “Vascular Surgery” treatment functions. To reduce uncertainty and make counts more reliable, the new functions will be removed temporarily and treatment functions will be recorded under the more general headings; for example, all patients receiving vascular surgery will now be published under “General Surgery” until consistent recording of treatment functions is confirmed across all Local Health Boards. This has now been fully actioned back to April 2016 when the new codes were introduced and will remain under general headings until the more detailed treatment functions are used consistently across Wales.

Weblinks

The most recent statistical release can be found on the following weblink:
https://gov.wales/referral-treatment-times

Keywords

RTT Waiting times