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Data Provider: Welsh Government Closed patient pathways by month, local health board and weeks waiting, January 2018 onwards

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. Data covers January 2018 onwards, further data from September 2011 onwards is available in HLTH0085.

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[Collapse]LHB Provider Prior 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.<br /> [Filtered]
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[Collapse]Treatment Function From April 2016 the Treatment Function Codes have changed. Prior 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.<br /> [Filtered]
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Jan-201876,54717,9419,753104,241
Feb-201868,74514,97910,23393,957
Mar-201870,08812,69410,16292,944
Apr-201871,92213,4245,05890,404
May-201876,46215,7366,47998,677
Jun-201875,12714,4937,77997,399
Jul-201875,63813,1476,01794,802
Aug-2018Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.68,78112,2436,12887,152
Sep-2018Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.70,44014,0506,26190,751
Oct-2018Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.83,79716,9167,684108,397
Nov-2018Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.78,17016,5647,385102,119
Dec-2018Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.63,12112,9635,41981,503
Jan-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.79,77517,9977,924105,696
Feb-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.71,65215,0137,07893,743
Mar-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.75,81015,1328,76099,702
Apr-2019Data revised on 18/08/2022 to include closed pathway data for Cwm Taf. See the latest release for more information.78,08714,2184,83097,135
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.80,80815,6175,823102,248
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.76,97115,1686,70598,844
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.88,97015,4207,176111,566
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.71,55712,5456,67790,779
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.77,63915,6177,573100,829
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.85,53016,7799,043111,352
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.81,39615,8088,810106,014
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.70,44113,9876,79391,221
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.84,34717,36810,528112,243
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.76,74016,87910,900104,519
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.63,60710,5276,77180,905
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.28,3292,5651,21432,108
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.28,4993,0641,81233,375
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.37,8293,9933,25045,072
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.42,5164,2305,05051,796
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.36,9864,8805,40747,273
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.44,8187,9829,61462,414
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.48,9766,41112,22367,610
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.50,8033,31814,29768,418
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.44,5921,83811,85358,283
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.47,3652,44310,36160,169
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.48,7233,12512,09163,939
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.60,3144,07714,92679,317
Apr-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.56,2243,84411,80171,869
May-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.57,7583,89112,43574,084
Jun-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.65,2284,47315,45885,159
Jul-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.61,0993,61214,83979,550
Aug-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.56,0213,14714,48273,650
Sep-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.64,2874,51116,12684,924
Oct-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.62,0704,59516,97783,642
Nov-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.69,0355,16521,33095,530
Dec-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.58,2784,42919,71682,423
Jan-2022Data 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.61,2095,17417,09383,476
Feb-2022Data 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.61,7455,65919,12386,527
Mar-2022Data 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.65,2025,81020,61191,623
Apr-2022Data 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.53,2194,44615,66573,330
May-2022Data 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.60,9885,32816,60382,919
Jun-202263,9575,85818,49988,314
Jul-202265,5774,91016,90887,395
Aug-202268,9235,34619,12793,396
Sep-202271,2506,54021,26099,050
Oct-202274,6716,63225,338106,641
Nov-202277,0896,27928,232111,600
Dec-202266,6215,15125,07396,845
Jan-202374,3126,69026,710107,712
Feb-202370,3985,96525,971102,334
Mar-202380,9966,60033,961121,557
Apr-202365,9824,97120,33691,289
May-202375,4886,03124,503106,022
Jun-202381,7086,09925,760113,567
Jul-202380,3895,59422,892108,875
Aug-202378,0635,20623,002106,271
Sep-202377,0566,32324,205107,584
Oct-202383,4537,53024,870115,853
Nov-202385,5437,18824,267116,998
Dec-202367,2945,69318,66591,652
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.74,6856,76021,592103,037
Feb-202476,9006,42923,433106,762
Mar-202475,0875,39822,634103,119
Apr-202481,0986,30021,058108,456
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.82,0136,48021,737110,230
Jun-202478,2745,59422,826106,694
Jul-202487,7415,45625,407118,604
Aug-202472,9124,65922,442100,013
Sep-202480,4245,92225,895112,241
Oct-202488,3916,50728,597123,495
Nov-202480,7335,70426,933113,370
Dec-202471,8424,65123,793100,286
Jan-202584,1495,90431,136121,189
Feb-202577,1215,56032,159114,840

Metadata

Title

Combined Referral to Treatment waiting times - closed pathways (January 2018 onwards)

Last update

17/04/2025 17/04/2025

Next update

22/05/2025

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

General description

This table provides the current data on referral to treatment waiting times for closed patient pathways.

Closed pathways include: patient pathways treated, patient pathways who no longer wanted to be seen, deceased patient pathways. This excludes closed patient pathways with unknown treatment start date.

Hywel Dda health board has no patients waiting for audiological medicine from January 2019 onwards, this is due to the service moving into the community based model.

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, data from September 2011 onwards is available in HLTH0085

Users, uses and context

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

Statistical quality

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

Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic all non-urgent outpatient appointments were suspended in March 2020. Meaning, most hospitals had to reduce or suspend the services they offered, which led to a reduction in the numbers for closed pathways in the month of April 2020 and subsequent months.

Cwm Taf were unable to submit closed pathways data since August 2018. Therefore the Wales total prior to August 2018 are not comparable with later months. See the latest release for more information.

Keywords

waiting times; health; treatment; hospital