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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

NHS Wales health board

Waiting times (RTT)

May 2026· patients on an open pathway waiting to start treatment, all treatment functions combined. Wales's standard is 95% waiting less than 26 weeks.

Total pathways waiting
109,792
All treatment functions · latest month
Waiting under 26 weeks
69.7%
Welsh target: 95%
Waiting over 36 weeks
22,397
Longest-waiting pathways
Median wait
14.0 wks
Half wait longer, half shorter
9 in 10 waiting under
57.2 wks
90th centile
Pathways waiting
Total open waiting list, all treatment functions
75,000100,000125,000150,000Sept 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26109,79279,183September 201178,813October 201179,737November 201179,737December 201179,737January 201279,737February 201291,762March 201293,711April 201293,302May 201294,772June 201294,556July 201293,113August 201290,022September 201287,869October 201284,559November 201280,859December 201276,533January 201377,282February 201378,320March 201378,172April 201380,163May 201380,465June 201381,279July 201382,156August 201382,171September 201381,941October 201380,688November 201379,489December 201377,412January 201477,657February 201477,455March 201477,668April 201479,079May 201479,182June 201479,941July 201480,315August 201478,822September 201478,756October 201477,417November 201477,358December 201475,715January 201576,609February 201578,201March 201579,468April 201580,405May 201581,560June 201582,913July 201583,131August 201583,253September 201583,309October 201584,043November 201584,410December 201583,591January 201682,477February 201681,032March 201682,012April 201682,400May 201681,989June 201683,043July 201683,543August 201683,101September 201682,295October 201680,864November 201680,154December 201678,445January 201778,231February 201777,935March 201778,416April 201779,317May 201779,634June 201780,022July 201779,249August 201779,622September 201779,571October 201777,359November 201775,934December 201773,509January 201873,448February 201874,297March 201876,221April 201878,108May 201879,204June 201880,964July 201881,702August 201881,923September 201881,285October 201880,156November 201879,733December 201879,403January 201981,188February 201982,784March 201983,526April 201984,930May 201986,174June 201988,837July 201990,213August 201990,157September 201989,440October 201988,473November 201986,849December 201986,249January 202086,120February 202085,543March 202082,780April 202082,164May 202082,711June 202086,284July 202089,649August 202093,087September 202095,671October 202097,121November 202099,216December 2020100,000January 2021100,747February 2021102,401March 2021104,367April 2021107,692May 2021111,256June 2021114,928July 2021117,145August 2021117,956September 2021117,862October 2021118,208November 2021117,496December 2021118,534January 2022119,947February 2022120,155March 2022121,122April 2022122,884May 2022125,162June 2022127,359July 2022128,357August 2022130,314September 2022129,724October 2022129,703November 2022127,711December 2022127,152January 2023127,162February 2023128,466March 2023130,256April 2023131,013May 2023131,763June 2023132,754July 2023134,169August 2023134,761September 2023135,226October 2023133,725November 2023132,958December 2023133,595January 2024134,146February 2024135,729March 2024137,258April 2024139,885May 2024139,992June 2024140,021July 2024141,429August 2024140,724September 2024141,044October 2024142,097November 2024140,709December 2024139,521January 2025139,538February 2025137,177March 2025136,733April 2025138,903May 2025139,223June 2025140,287July 2025140,425August 2025134,744September 2025130,328October 2025125,314November 2025121,486December 2025114,931January 2026111,796February 2026106,581March 2026108,643April 2026109,792May 2026

Source: StatsWales, Referral to treatment performance measures. Reported per health board. Welsh waiting times are measured separately from NHS England and NHS Scotland. About this data

A&E performance

July 2026· attendances and 4-hour performance. Wales's standard is 95% seen within 4 hours.

Seen within 4 hours (major EDs)
43.2%
Major emergency departments only · Welsh target: 95%
A&E attendances
17,828
All emergency care facilities · latest month
Seen within 4 hours (all facilities)
72.1%
Includes minor injury units, which lift this figure
Seen within 4 hours
Major emergency departments only
40%60%80%100%Oct 09Jan 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%43.2%88.1%October 200986.5%November 200985.1%December 200978.6%January 201083.0%February 201088.3%March 201086.0%April 201084.9%May 201088.4%June 201088.9%July 201089.6%August 201084.4%September 201089.3%October 201085.7%November 201079.7%December 201082.1%January 201183.6%February 201185.0%March 201187.8%April 201188.4%May 201188.3%June 201187.6%July 201191.5%August 201189.3%September 201186.9%October 201189.0%November 201189.1%December 201190.0%January 201284.8%February 201288.0%March 201289.7%April 201290.7%May 201290.7%June 201291.1%July 201288.5%August 201289.4%September 201289.0%October 201287.6%November 201288.1%December 201288.3%January 201389.4%February 201387.7%March 201387.6%April 201390.1%May 201389.6%June 201391.0%July 201391.8%August 201390.5%September 201391.4%October 201391.4%November 201390.3%December 201391.8%January 201489.9%February 201489.9%March 201489.7%April 201489.3%May 201489.2%June 201488.4%July 201488.4%August 201488.8%September 201489.6%October 201487.1%November 201484.7%December 201486.2%January 201586.8%February 201584.2%March 201585.4%April 201586.4%May 201586.3%June 201585.3%July 201583.1%August 201585.8%September 201585.9%October 201582.4%November 201578.3%December 201576.3%January 201670.3%February 201671.2%March 201677.4%April 201679.2%May 201676.9%June 201674.6%July 201680.5%August 201676.7%September 201676.0%October 201679.0%November 201676.0%December 201671.1%January 201773.8%February 201773.8%March 201777.6%April 201776.2%May 201777.3%June 201776.2%July 201780.7%August 201782.4%September 201784.3%October 201780.9%November 201775.3%December 201770.2%January 201867.5%February 201868.7%March 201874.0%April 201874.5%May 201878.7%June 201873.8%July 201873.2%August 201872.8%September 201872.8%October 201872.0%November 201868.2%December 201870.3%January 201970.2%February 201972.8%March 201970.2%April 201971.9%May 201970.3%June 201967.5%July 201969.6%August 201966.0%September 201967.2%October 201965.0%November 201961.2%December 201968.1%January 202068.3%February 202072.0%March 202077.5%April 202081.9%May 202079.5%June 202077.3%July 202074.9%August 202070.7%September 202070.1%October 202070.1%November 202068.5%December 202066.4%January 202165.6%February 202153.7%March 202162.1%April 202155.1%May 202156.5%June 202155.4%July 202156.2%August 202148.2%September 202143.8%October 202151.7%November 202156.5%December 202157.8%January 202255.7%February 202255.7%March 202257.9%April 202255.5%May 202251.1%June 202253.8%July 202256.3%August 202254.8%September 202254.9%October 202253.7%November 202251.7%December 202256.3%January 202356.9%February 202351.8%March 202354.7%April 202355.1%May 202351.1%June 202351.2%July 202349.3%August 202349.6%September 202349.9%October 202354.0%November 202351.0%December 202351.6%January 202450.0%February 202450.4%March 202450.1%April 202449.9%May 202450.4%June 202453.7%July 202453.7%August 202454.6%September 202452.8%October 202455.7%November 202454.0%December 202452.9%January 202554.1%February 202554.3%March 202557.6%April 202557.5%May 202554.6%June 202557.4%July 202553.2%August 202554.1%September 202556.0%October 202550.0%November 202549.2%December 202548.9%January 202648.0%February 202647.7%March 202649.2%April 202647.3%May 202642.9%June 202643.2%July 2026

Source: StatsWales, Emergency department activity and performance. Reported per health board. Welsh A&E figures are measured separately from NHS England and NHS Scotland. About this data

Cancer waiting times

June 2026· patients starting their first cancer treatment, Single Cancer Pathway basis. Wales's standard is 75% within 62 days.

Within 62 days
62.0%
Welsh target: 75% (no suspensions basis)
Patients starting treatment
403
Single Cancer Pathway · latest month
Treated within 62 days
250
Of patients starting treatment this month
Within 62 days
Single Cancer Pathway, no suspensions basis
50%60%70%Jun 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 75%62.0%61.5%June 201961.6%July 201961.1%August 201961.0%September 201959.0%October 201954.0%November 201957.6%December 201966.0%January 202056.9%February 202063.1%March 202061.6%April 202064.9%May 202069.6%June 202069.0%July 202069.6%August 202070.3%September 202070.4%October 202073.0%November 202065.9%December 202059.0%January 202157.7%February 202165.8%March 202167.9%April 202172.0%May 202168.3%June 202166.9%July 202171.2%August 202158.5%September 202159.4%October 202158.8%November 202166.8%December 202157.2%January 202265.3%February 202262.0%March 202258.2%April 202255.2%May 202252.4%June 202252.9%July 202255.1%August 202256.3%September 202258.0%October 202259.2%November 202257.4%December 202257.0%January 202358.7%February 202361.8%March 202356.1%April 202361.9%May 202357.4%June 202361.7%July 202362.9%August 202355.5%September 202360.8%October 202361.2%November 202364.6%December 202359.8%January 202457.5%February 202461.2%March 202455.5%April 202450.4%May 202459.8%June 202456.2%July 202461.9%August 202457.4%September 202463.6%October 202465.1%November 202463.1%December 202463.0%January 202564.2%February 202568.1%March 202567.0%April 202565.9%May 202564.8%June 202565.6%July 202559.7%August 202558.7%September 202559.8%October 202560.9%November 202563.4%December 202559.2%January 202660.4%February 202664.7%March 202656.0%April 202657.0%May 202662.0%June 2026

Source: StatsWales, Cancer pathways by health board and treatment. Measured separately from NHS England and NHS Scotland. About this data

Diagnostic waits

June 2026· patients on an open diagnostic pathway. Wales's standard is that no patient waits more than 8 weeks.

Waiting over 8 weeks
7.8%
Welsh target: no patient over 8 weeks
Total pathways waiting
18,922
Diagnostics · latest month
Pathways over 8 weeks
1,467
Longest-waiting pathways
Waiting over 8 weeks
Share of the diagnostic waiting list
0%10%20%Aug 24Jan 25Jan 267.8%21.5%August 202418.9%September 202417.9%October 202416.3%November 202415.1%December 202413.6%January 202510.3%February 20257.2%March 20257.4%April 202510.5%May 20258.0%June 20258.3%July 202511.3%August 20259.5%September 20257.8%October 20258.8%November 202510.2%December 202511.1%January 20267.4%February 20261.1%March 20264.8%April 20267.5%May 20267.8%June 2026

Source: StatsWales, Diagnostic and therapy waiting times. Measured separately from NHS England and NHS Scotland. About this data

Ambulance response times

July 2026· Red (immediately life-threatening) calls. Wales's standard is 65% responded to within 8 minutes.

Red 999 calls
974
Immediately life-threatening · latest month
Median response
8:26
Welsh context: 65% of Red calls within 8:00
90th-percentile response
19:09
9 in 10 Red calls responded to within
Median response time
Red calls, in seconds
450475500525Jul 25Jan 26506499July 2025494August 2025459September 2025478October 2025454November 2025523December 2025502January 2026478February 2026482March 2026497April 2026474May 2026518June 2026506July 2026

Source: StatsWales, Emergency ambulance services response times. Reported per health board. Welsh ambulance figures are measured separately from NHS England and NHS Scotland. About this data

Hospitals in this health board

Source: StatsWales (Welsh Government), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology.