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Betsi Cadwaladr 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
178,606
All treatment functions · latest month
Waiting under 26 weeks
60.9%
Welsh target: 95%
Waiting over 36 weeks
51,978
Longest-waiting pathways
Median wait
17.7 wks
Half wait longer, half shorter
9 in 10 waiting under
71.3 wks
90th centile
Pathways waiting
Total open waiting list, all treatment functions
100,000150,000200,000Sept 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26178,60670,881September 201172,055October 201172,828November 201171,753December 201169,953January 201270,388February 201270,696March 201273,094April 201274,586May 201276,644June 201276,827July 201277,646August 201277,978September 201278,638October 201278,830November 201277,751December 201279,049January 201380,551February 201382,457March 201383,157April 201386,245May 201387,042June 201386,986July 201387,396August 201385,707September 201385,392October 201385,223November 201385,165December 201384,203January 201483,024February 201486,314March 201488,059April 201488,751May 201487,845June 201486,641July 201486,492August 201487,128September 201486,599October 201484,750November 201484,160December 201482,339January 201582,772February 201584,478March 201585,645April 201586,464May 201586,467June 201586,619July 201587,020August 201586,884September 201588,155October 201588,719November 201589,537December 201589,822January 201688,270February 201690,103March 201690,570April 201692,504May 201692,385June 201693,681July 201693,456August 201694,526September 201694,561October 201696,231November 201696,565December 201696,494January 201796,491February 201798,800March 2017100,503April 2017102,252May 2017102,141June 2017100,743July 2017100,879August 2017100,234September 201798,833October 201798,097November 201799,109December 201796,048January 201895,238February 201895,225March 201897,337April 201898,575May 201898,749June 201899,439July 2018100,013August 201898,767September 201897,834October 201897,300November 201898,138December 201897,368January 201997,826February 201999,416March 201997,955April 2019100,411May 2019101,276June 2019101,621July 2019103,440August 2019102,472September 2019101,887October 2019101,336November 2019101,470December 2019101,802January 2020101,136February 202096,892March 202088,549April 202098,146May 2020100,338June 2020103,968July 2020108,271August 2020112,450September 2020113,688October 2020113,869November 2020116,494December 2020114,902January 2021116,097February 2021120,748March 2021132,617April 2021129,303May 2021132,534June 2021136,595July 2021139,584August 2021142,961September 2021145,249October 2021146,586November 2021147,862December 2021148,884January 2022152,657February 2022156,245March 2022157,800April 2022161,903May 2022165,214June 2022168,757July 2022171,987August 2022173,351September 2022173,205October 2022173,570November 2022171,773December 2022175,061January 2023171,541February 2023173,680March 2023174,432April 2023176,254May 2023178,354June 2023177,845July 2023178,006August 2023177,489September 2023178,360October 2023175,711November 2023175,621December 2023172,839January 2024177,427February 2024181,311March 2024185,658April 2024190,413May 2024192,490June 2024195,468July 2024195,239August 2024197,333September 2024197,550October 2024198,794November 2024199,438December 2024199,057January 2025198,956February 2025198,715March 2025199,844April 2025202,095May 2025201,597June 2025202,841July 2025203,915August 2025202,223September 2025200,032October 2025192,866November 2025187,688December 2025180,161January 2026176,638February 2026175,873March 2026177,595April 2026178,606May 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)
40.0%
Major emergency departments only · Welsh target: 95%
A&E attendances
23,636
All emergency care facilities · latest month
Seen within 4 hours (all facilities)
57.8%
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%40.0%92.2%October 200992.3%November 200989.6%December 200986.6%January 201087.2%February 201084.9%March 201085.3%April 201089.1%May 201089.9%June 201090.4%July 201090.6%August 201089.2%September 201089.0%October 201089.0%November 201081.6%December 201083.2%January 201183.0%February 201181.5%March 201183.0%April 201184.4%May 201181.6%June 201182.4%July 201185.7%August 201184.3%September 201184.1%October 201182.9%November 201183.3%December 201183.6%January 201280.1%February 201279.8%March 201282.0%April 201283.7%May 201286.5%June 201284.0%July 201286.2%August 201285.8%September 201289.8%October 201287.3%November 201286.6%December 201286.2%January 201384.9%February 201382.3%March 201382.2%April 201387.6%May 201390.9%June 201390.0%July 201387.9%August 201385.9%September 201387.4%October 201385.2%November 201384.5%December 201382.1%January 201479.2%February 201480.6%March 201481.5%April 201480.7%May 201479.6%June 201478.9%July 201478.8%August 201475.1%September 201474.9%October 201474.4%November 201472.6%December 201471.7%January 201572.8%February 201572.7%March 201575.4%April 201577.4%May 201578.0%June 201577.2%July 201576.6%August 201574.4%September 201575.4%October 201573.8%November 201575.5%December 201569.2%January 201669.8%February 201667.7%March 201669.2%April 201673.2%May 201671.8%June 201671.6%July 201672.2%August 201673.2%September 201676.0%October 201672.3%November 201671.1%December 201671.3%January 201772.2%February 201770.5%March 201768.9%April 201771.5%May 201770.4%June 201769.1%July 201772.6%August 201770.9%September 201771.7%October 201771.7%November 201765.3%December 201764.4%January 201860.8%February 201856.9%March 201864.3%April 201868.9%May 201864.0%June 201859.3%July 201857.5%August 201858.8%September 201860.7%October 201863.0%November 201858.5%December 201857.1%January 201963.1%February 201961.3%March 201958.0%April 201960.4%May 201960.2%June 201961.9%July 201960.5%August 201960.1%September 201960.6%October 201961.0%November 201951.0%December 201951.9%January 202050.3%February 202063.9%March 202089.3%April 202088.0%May 202080.8%June 202075.3%July 202072.0%August 202071.5%September 202067.3%October 202066.3%November 202057.2%December 202059.3%January 202163.5%February 202162.7%March 202163.3%April 202160.0%May 202158.5%June 202157.3%July 202154.2%August 202155.0%September 202153.1%October 202152.3%November 202151.0%December 202152.9%January 202248.6%February 202247.5%March 202243.2%April 202247.7%May 202250.5%June 202246.5%July 202246.0%August 202250.9%September 202250.3%October 202253.5%November 202248.9%December 202259.4%January 202361.3%February 202354.5%March 202353.1%April 202355.5%May 202358.0%June 202355.7%July 202355.8%August 202356.8%September 202354.6%October 202354.6%November 202350.8%December 202353.0%January 202452.3%February 202449.3%March 202457.4%April 202457.0%May 202452.6%June 202449.3%July 202451.3%August 202448.0%September 202448.2%October 202451.4%November 202445.6%December 202445.0%January 202546.8%February 202542.6%March 202546.1%April 202543.6%May 202541.1%June 202542.8%July 202540.6%August 202540.4%September 202540.8%October 202541.5%November 202541.7%December 202540.2%January 202640.4%February 202641.2%March 202644.1%April 202642.2%May 202641.6%June 202640.0%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
53.5%
Welsh target: 75% (no suspensions basis)
Patients starting treatment
475
Single Cancer Pathway · latest month
Treated within 62 days
254
Of patients starting treatment this month
Within 62 days
Single Cancer Pathway, no suspensions basis
50%60%70%80%Jun 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 75%53.5%64.9%June 201967.8%July 201967.1%August 201962.6%September 201959.8%October 201960.1%November 201963.0%December 201958.4%January 202063.9%February 202058.3%March 202059.2%April 202051.4%May 202069.2%June 202077.3%July 202074.9%August 202070.6%September 202068.6%October 202065.7%November 202072.3%December 202065.8%January 202167.5%February 202170.7%March 202168.2%April 202173.5%May 202174.0%June 202168.4%July 202167.2%August 202166.2%September 202168.8%October 202167.3%November 202167.5%December 202162.6%January 202270.3%February 202270.6%March 202270.8%April 202263.8%May 202265.2%June 202267.3%July 202262.8%August 202262.9%September 202264.3%October 202262.5%November 202266.4%December 202260.6%January 202360.8%February 202366.2%March 202363.7%April 202361.1%May 202361.2%June 202362.2%July 202362.9%August 202358.0%September 202361.0%October 202358.8%November 202357.3%December 202355.2%January 202454.0%February 202464.5%March 202456.8%April 202460.0%May 202456.8%June 202455.8%July 202457.2%August 202453.4%September 202452.9%October 202454.4%November 202460.9%December 202454.2%January 202557.8%February 202560.6%March 202557.9%April 202553.8%May 202557.3%June 202558.8%July 202558.6%August 202555.7%September 202555.0%October 202554.6%November 202553.9%December 202554.8%January 202657.1%February 202658.3%March 202652.5%April 202653.9%May 202653.5%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
33.9%
Welsh target: no patient over 8 weeks
Total pathways waiting
24,968
Diagnostics · latest month
Pathways over 8 weeks
8,465
Longest-waiting pathways
Waiting over 8 weeks
Share of the diagnostic waiting list
40%50%Aug 24Jan 25Jan 2633.9%36.6%August 202437.1%September 202434.1%October 202435.8%November 202441.0%December 202443.0%January 202538.2%February 202540.0%March 202545.0%April 202548.7%May 202546.1%June 202547.3%July 202551.6%August 202550.9%September 202548.4%October 202546.1%November 202550.9%December 202552.9%January 202651.1%February 202643.2%March 202643.0%April 202639.0%May 202633.9%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
1,099
Immediately life-threatening · latest month
Median response
9:25
Welsh context: 65% of Red calls within 8:00
90th-percentile response
22:18
9 in 10 Red calls responded to within
Median response time
Red calls, in seconds
550600Jul 25Jan 26565526July 2025615August 2025580September 2025625October 2025581November 2025536December 2025623January 2026548February 2026605March 2026561April 2026553May 2026598June 2026565July 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.