Audiology services waiting times by weeks waiting, service and site, October 2009 onwards

This table provides the current audiology services waiting times data.

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Hospital

Hospital 1

Hospital 2

Service

Measure1

Weeks waiting

Weeks waiting 1

Weeks waiting 2

Date

Total Waiting

Total Waiting

Median waiting time (decimal weeks)

Up to 8 Weeks

8 to 14 Weeks

Over 14 Weeks

Oct-09

2,259

343

2,602

3.7

Nov-09

2,404

328

2,732

3.7

Dec-09

2,207

406

2,613

4.6

Jan-10

1,829

453

2,282

3.6

Feb-10

2,218

223

2,441

3.6

Mar-10

2,277

279

2,556

4.2

Apr-10

2,151

439

2,590

4.5

May-10

2,079

420

2,501

4.3

Jun-10

2,147

391

2,546

4.4

Jul-10

2,009

442

2,460

4.2

Aug-10

2,043

361

2,404

4.3

Sep-10

2,214

347

2,561

3.9

Oct-10

2,353

413

2,766

4.4

Nov-10

2,295

382

2,677

4.0

Dec-10

2,067

478

2,558

4.9

Jan-11

1,764

396

2,160

3.6

Feb-11

2,312

294

2,606

3.6

Mar-11

2,401

395

2,796

4.3

Apr-11

2,331

525

2,856

4.7

May-11

2,220

537

2,775

4.2

Jun-11

2,237

435

2,677

4.4

Jul-11

2,251

403

2,655

4.3

Aug-11

2,375

438

2,815

4.7

Sep-11

2,322

482

2,805

4.1

Oct-11

2,363

477

2,840

4.2

Nov-11

2,297

460

2,757

4.3

Dec-11

2,075

545

2,621

4.9

Jan-12

2,177

619

2,860

4.2

Feb-12

2,599

418

3,021

3.9

Mar-12

2,691

593

3,311

4.5

Apr-12

2,412

818

3,232

5.3

May-12

2,487

704

3,191

4.5

Jun-12

2,335

653

2,988

4.9

Jul-12

2,394

667

3,067

4.5

Aug-12

2,304

739

3,043

4.9

Sep-12

2,206

619

2,826

4.4

Oct-12

2,577

489

3,068

4.2

Nov-12

2,529

513

3,042

4.3

Dec-12

2,340

650

2,992

5.1

Jan-13

2,268

675

2,945

4.3

Feb-13

2,511

423

2,934

4.2

Mar-13

2,629

622

3,253

5.0

Apr-13

2,652

630

3,282

4.8

May-13

2,548

615

3,164

4.9

Jun-13

2,409

822

3,233

5.2

Jul-13

2,525

554

3,085

4.6

Aug-13

2,544

603

3,149

4.9

Sep-13

2,777

657

3,445

4.9

Oct-13

2,680

610

3,306

4.6

Nov-13

2,801

777

3,589

4.6

Dec-13

2,627

926

3,612

5.5

Jan-14

2,389

883

3,332

5.6

Feb-14

2,694

600

111

3,405

4.8

Mar-14

2,835

771

3,684

4.9

Apr-14

2,638

844

106

3,588

5.4

May-14

2,533

783

100

3,416

4.9

Jun-14

2,788

655

104

3,547

4.7

Jul-14

2,856

790

3,705

4.8

Aug-14

2,835

897

3,785

5.2

Sep-14

2,836

917

3,805

5.0

Oct-14

2,972

843

3,841

5.0

Nov-14

2,849

831

3,716

4.8

Dec-14

2,626

1,030

3,674

5.6

Jan-15

2,586

983

3,584

5.0

Feb-15

2,748

676

3,439

4.4

Mar-15

2,876

876

3,754

5.2

Apr-15

2,707

883

3,590

5.1

May-15

2,626

808

3,446

4.9

Jun-15

2,624

773

3,403

4.9

Jul-15

2,750

771

3,524

4.8

Aug-15

2,627

980

3,624

5.2

Sep-15

2,750

986

3,829

5.2

Oct-15

2,831

899

110

3,840

4.7

Nov-15

3,011

914

156

4,081

5.1

Dec-15

2,631

1,310

259

4,200

6.5

Jan-16

2,682

1,235

306

4,223

6.1

Feb-16

3,090

865

341

4,296

5.4

Mar-16

3,159

1,139

359

4,657

5.8

Apr-16

2,851

1,179

309

4,339

6.0

May-16

2,884

898

370

4,152

5.5

Jun-16

3,053

987

366

4,406

5.3

Jul-16

2,907

1,120

354

4,381

6.1

Aug-16

2,590

1,151

361

4,102

6.2

Sep-16

3,100

980

363

4,443

5.6

Oct-16

3,231

997

327

4,555

5.3

Nov-16

3,390

1,037

338

4,765

5.3

Dec-16

2,815

1,181

217

4,213

6.2

Jan-17

3,003

1,181

305

4,489

5.2

Feb-17

3,559

776

367

4,702

4.8

Mar-17

3,442

1,119

390

4,951

5.6

Apr-17

3,082

1,339

436

4,857

6.3

May-17

2,873

1,151

468

4,492

5.6

Jun-17

3,006

986

598

4,590

5.8

Jul-17

3,086

926

627

4,639

5.5

Aug-17

2,880

887

763

4,530

6.0

Sep-17

2,932

1,043

707

4,682

6.1

Oct-17

3,058

841

448

4,347

5.1

Nov-17

3,322

858

390

4,570

5.0

Dec-17

2,942

1,067

315

4,324

6.1

Jan-18

2,584

1,038

161

3,783

4.8

Feb-18

2,911

564

151

3,626

4.5

Mar-18

2,928

783

126

3,837

5.0

Apr-18

2,947

889

155

3,991

5.1

May-18

3,085

715

115

3,915

4.8

Jun-18

2,943

919

130

3,992

5.1

Jul-18

3,122

970

4,148

4.9

Aug-18

3,079

1,038

4,143

5.0

Sep-18

3,126

939

4,112

4.9

Oct-18

3,184

982

104

4,270

5.0

Nov-18

3,046

1,038

127

4,211

5.1

Dec-18

2,803

1,084

119

4,006

5.7

Jan-19

2,662

915

3,644

4.2

Feb-19

3,043

448

3,509

3.8

Mar-19

2,673

689

3,362

4.7

Apr-19

2,742

805

3,548

4.7

May-19

2,532

754

3,290

4.5

Jun-19

2,429

520

2,949

3.9

Jul-19

2,495

443

2,938

4.3

Aug-19

2,421

639

3,060

4.6

Sep-19

2,479

736

3,240

4.8

Oct-19

2,628

702

3,342

4.7

Nov-19

2,894

856

3,750

4.8

Dec-19

2,684

810

3,498

5.1

Jan-20

2,366

806

3,219

4.0

Feb-20

2,851

533

3,437

4.2

Mar-20

2,457

833

3,345

5.7

Apr-20

738

1,588

330

2,656

9.9

May-20

219

1,597

1,467

3,283

13.5

Jun-20

489

177

3,315

3,981

17.8

Jul-20

786

261

3,048

4,095

21.4

Aug-20

1,089

381

2,870

4,340

24.8

Sep-20

1,293

614

2,161

4,068

16.6

Oct-20

1,446

776

1,985

4,207

13.1

Nov-20

1,488

715

1,608

3,811

11.0

Dec-20

1,418

687

1,493

3,598

11.0

Jan-21

1,044

872

1,464

3,380

11.9

Feb-21

1,155

674

1,520

3,349

12.8

Mar-21

1,563

497

1,391

3,451

9.5

Apr-21

1,812

652

818

3,282

7.1

May-21

2,064

752

646

3,462

6.3

Jun-21

2,431

762

532

3,725

5.6

Jul-21

2,312

815

570

3,697

6.3

Aug-21

2,409

1,083

694

4,186

6.8

Sep-21

2,642

1,207

931

4,780

7.1

Oct-21

2,779

1,235

974

4,988

7.0

Nov-21

2,781

1,356

1,069

5,206

7.5

Dec-21

2,220

1,704

1,364

5,288

9.3

Jan-22

2,122

1,705

1,579

5,406

10.0

Feb-22

2,470

1,215

1,743

5,428

9.7

Mar-22

2,913

1,248

1,762

5,923

8.1

Apr-22

2,682

1,722

1,715

6,119

9.1

May-22

2,908

1,651

1,690

6,249

8.8

Jun-22

3,079

1,487

1,885

6,451

8.4

Jul-22

3,050

1,609

1,723

6,382

8.6

Aug-22

3,243

1,757

1,677

6,677

8.2

Sep-22

3,502

1,958

1,434

6,894

7.8

Oct-22

3,803

1,918

1,542

7,263

7.6

Nov-22

3,981

1,904

1,691

7,576

7.5

Dec-22

3,102

2,264

1,908

7,274

9.2

Jan-23

3,234

2,229

1,986

7,449

9.3

Feb-23

3,718

1,445

2,034

7,197

7.7

Mar-23

3,949

1,749

1,847

7,545

7.6

Apr-23

3,449

2,185

2,047

7,681

9.0

May-23

3,508

2,233

2,518

8,259

9.5

Jun-23

Neurophysiology data for Aneurin Bevan local health board became available in June 2023, adding around 1,000 pathways that had not been reported previously. Neurophysiology diagnostic services were provided by Aneurin Bevan before June 2023, however those data are not available. This affects the comparability of diagnostics data for Aneurin Bevan and Wales over time.

3,796

1,946

2,910

8,652

9.6

Jul-23

3,693

2,150

3,152

8,995

10.1

Aug-23

3,418

2,247

3,642

9,307

11.1

Sep-23

3,381

2,125

4,149

9,655

12.0

Oct-23

3,704

1,754

4,452

9,910

12.3

Nov-23

3,853

1,778

4,317

9,948

11.5

Dec-23

3,544

2,032

4,516

10,092

12.3

Jan-24

3,301

2,071

4,601

9,973

12.8

Feb-24

3,972

1,651

4,467

10,090

12.1

Mar-24

4,128

1,873

4,893

10,894

11.5

Apr-24

Weight management pathways were included in the dietetics specialty until March 2024, but they are not reported from April 2024. This affects the comparability of therapies data for some health boards and for Wales over time

3,997

2,294

4,500

10,791

11.3

May-24

3,836

2,095

4,360

10,291

11.6

Jun-24

3,612

1,941

4,128

9,681

11.2

Jul-24

3,730

1,789

3,876

9,395

11.1

Aug-24

3,696

1,870

3,913

9,479

10.8

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Title

Audiology services waiting times by week, service and site, October 2009 onwards

Last update

24/10/2024

Next update

21/11/2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Diagnostic and therapy services waiting times, 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 only

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 audiology services waiting times data.

Audiology pathways were reported as a therapies specialty until March 2024. From the April 2024 publication, audiology pathways are reported separately on StatsWales. These pathways have been removed from the full back series of therapies data, meaning there is no impact on the comparability of the series over time.

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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.

Sites that were previously included under Community in Betsi Cadwaladr have been included individually in the data from October 2019 onwards. These sites are Abergele Hospital, Bryn Beryl Hospital, Cefni Hospital, Dolgellau & Barmouth District, Eryri Hospital, NW Cancer Treament Centre, Ruthin Community Hospital, Tywyn & District War Memorial, Ysbyty Alltwen and Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley.

Weight management pathways were reported in the dietetics specialty until March 2024. From April they are no longer reported, following an investigation which identified inconsistencies in the ways in which they were recorded by health boards. Weight management pathways will be reinstated when consistent definitions and standards can be applied across Wales. They cannot be removed from the historical data series, meaning therapies figures from April 2024 are not directly comparable with the series up to March 2024. Based on the March data, the removal of these pathways causes a reduction of around 5,200 therapies pathways in total, of which around 3,200 were waiting over 14 weeks.

Frequency of publication

Monthly

Data reference periods

October 2009 onwards

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