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Cardiff and Vale 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
129,639
All treatment functions · latest month
Waiting under 26 weeks
60.5%
Welsh target: 95%
Waiting over 36 weeks
36,218
Longest-waiting pathways
Median wait
18.3 wks
Half wait longer, half shorter
9 in 10 waiting under
65.3 wks
90th centile
Pathways waiting
Total open waiting list, all treatment functions
100,000150,000Sept 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26129,63977,471September 201176,011October 201175,175November 201175,272December 201172,081January 201272,766February 201273,031March 201273,767April 201272,612May 201274,098June 201274,205July 201275,721August 201274,902September 201275,273October 201273,963November 201273,938December 201272,447January 201371,827February 201371,390March 201373,328April 201374,584May 201376,039June 201378,480July 201378,653August 201378,136September 201377,941October 201377,805November 201377,574December 201376,817January 201477,448February 201476,084March 201477,832April 201479,761May 201482,529June 201483,364July 201483,868August 201483,089September 201483,815October 201483,907November 201482,403December 201481,479January 201580,297February 201577,909March 201582,738April 201583,817May 201584,076June 201585,666July 201585,664August 201585,282September 201585,249October 201582,555November 201581,991December 201580,531January 201679,974February 201678,994March 201681,638April 201682,165May 201681,449June 201684,590July 201684,898August 201685,050September 201685,118October 201685,147November 201684,531December 201683,261January 201784,251February 201785,246March 201787,861April 201788,361May 201788,261June 201789,326July 201790,182August 201790,553September 201791,179October 201789,965November 201787,821December 201784,306January 201883,293February 201882,672March 201884,636April 201884,668May 201883,982June 201884,778July 201885,689August 201884,830September 201884,637October 201883,510November 201883,972December 201882,970January 201984,136February 201983,355March 201986,089April 201988,006May 201986,896June 201985,516July 201985,978August 201986,007September 201986,720October 201987,140November 201987,024December 201986,744January 202087,438February 202087,579March 202085,287April 202085,610May 202085,268June 202086,805July 202089,552August 202092,294September 202091,378October 202091,223November 202091,407December 202090,204January 202190,136February 202192,284March 202196,890April 202199,663May 2021103,605June 2021107,554July 2021110,125August 2021112,048September 2021115,648October 2021116,674November 2021116,330December 2021117,409January 2022119,906February 2022123,567March 2022125,359April 2022126,959May 2022126,503June 2022129,704July 2022129,778August 2022128,179September 2022126,549October 2022125,245November 2022122,049December 2022121,686January 2023122,632February 2023122,708March 2023126,259April 2023128,666May 2023131,662June 2023134,599July 2023135,685August 2023136,185September 2023140,721October 2023141,683November 2023141,819December 2023142,749January 2024145,802February 2024147,608March 2024149,793April 2024150,190May 2024151,877June 2024153,550July 2024153,659August 2024155,044September 2024156,169October 2024154,969November 2024154,577December 2024153,487January 2025151,037February 2025151,197March 2025151,602April 2025152,381May 2025151,439June 2025150,293July 2025149,965August 2025148,187September 2025147,437October 2025145,966November 2025144,576December 2025141,011January 2026134,629February 2026130,317March 2026129,615April 2026129,639May 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

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

Seen within 4 hours (major EDs)
56.8%
Major emergency departments only · Welsh target: 95%
A&E attendances
12,369
All emergency care facilities · latest month
Seen within 4 hours (all facilities)
59.3%
Includes minor injury units, which lift this figure
Seen within 4 hours
Major emergency departments only
60%80%Oct 09Jan 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%56.8%89.9%October 200988.8%November 200986.2%December 200986.9%January 201087.4%February 201085.9%March 201085.6%April 201087.4%May 201086.4%June 201087.8%July 201085.5%August 201085.6%September 201084.5%October 201084.2%November 201080.4%December 201084.1%January 201181.1%February 201180.5%March 201179.6%April 201183.9%May 201183.7%June 201185.5%July 201183.8%August 201182.0%September 201181.7%October 201184.5%November 201184.0%December 201183.8%January 201282.3%February 201282.1%March 201284.1%April 201282.3%May 201286.2%June 201284.5%July 201286.8%August 201292.9%September 201286.8%October 201290.0%November 201285.6%December 201285.5%January 201383.3%February 201380.7%March 201383.6%April 201392.8%May 201392.8%June 201392.2%July 201393.6%August 201393.6%September 201392.6%October 201392.7%November 201392.6%December 201392.9%January 201486.9%February 201485.3%March 201489.0%April 201488.2%May 201489.9%June 201486.9%July 201484.2%August 201484.0%September 201479.4%October 201476.8%November 201474.5%December 201481.5%January 201584.8%February 201581.7%March 201584.4%April 201586.6%May 201586.2%June 201585.6%July 201580.3%August 201579.5%September 201579.6%October 201576.7%November 201579.9%December 201574.4%January 201672.4%February 201672.4%March 201684.1%April 201684.7%May 201688.4%June 201683.1%July 201684.2%August 201682.5%September 201679.6%October 201680.1%November 201680.1%December 201677.6%January 201782.5%February 201785.3%March 201787.2%April 201783.2%May 201783.9%June 201785.1%July 201786.1%August 201785.8%September 201782.3%October 201784.3%November 201781.2%December 201779.4%January 201873.6%February 201879.0%March 201880.9%April 201882.3%May 201890.4%June 201892.0%July 201889.0%August 201889.6%September 201885.2%October 201884.8%November 201882.9%December 201883.0%January 201980.8%February 201983.3%March 201984.0%April 201984.2%May 201981.4%June 201982.6%July 201982.6%August 201980.8%September 201980.7%October 201975.8%November 201980.3%December 201978.7%January 202078.6%February 202083.9%March 202091.0%April 202091.2%May 202091.0%June 202080.2%July 202079.1%August 202081.1%September 202079.5%October 202075.6%November 202069.1%December 202077.1%January 202174.6%February 202180.2%March 202179.7%April 202176.1%May 202171.0%June 202165.6%July 202166.3%August 202163.8%September 202161.3%October 202162.2%November 202160.8%December 202163.5%January 202261.4%February 202256.4%March 202261.1%April 202258.8%May 202262.2%June 202258.4%July 202258.1%August 202259.4%September 202260.0%October 202263.3%November 202259.0%December 202265.2%January 202369.5%February 202369.9%March 202368.1%April 202370.9%May 202374.1%June 202374.5%July 202368.0%August 202369.1%September 202365.3%October 202364.9%November 202362.4%December 202361.7%January 202462.7%February 202463.2%March 202462.9%April 202461.9%May 202461.0%June 202459.7%July 202457.7%August 202459.0%September 202459.5%October 202457.1%November 202458.3%December 202461.2%January 202560.7%February 202564.5%March 202560.7%April 202561.9%May 202559.1%June 202563.4%July 202559.2%August 202557.3%September 202557.8%October 202556.3%November 202555.6%December 202558.0%January 202657.1%February 202658.5%March 202659.3%April 202659.5%May 202656.4%June 202658.1%July 202654.9%August 202656.8%September 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

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

Within 62 days
60.5%
Welsh target: 75% (no suspensions basis)
Patients starting treatment
253
Single Cancer Pathway · latest month
Treated within 62 days
153
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%60.5%60.0%June 201952.4%July 201970.3%August 201963.9%September 201966.2%October 201970.2%November 201973.5%December 201964.0%January 202060.9%February 202070.0%March 202075.0%April 202079.2%May 202072.7%June 202077.1%July 202067.6%August 202064.2%September 202062.0%October 202065.4%November 202065.9%December 202057.1%January 202155.5%February 202165.1%March 202166.1%April 202160.9%May 202167.1%June 202169.5%July 202163.2%August 202155.9%September 202155.2%October 202152.7%November 202150.5%December 202148.8%January 202262.4%February 202265.4%March 202263.3%April 202262.6%May 202253.3%June 202258.5%July 202250.0%August 202250.3%September 202256.9%October 202260.0%November 202262.8%December 202257.5%January 202362.9%February 202363.5%March 202366.0%April 202364.4%May 202363.6%June 202367.5%July 202365.9%August 202357.8%September 202366.1%October 202362.4%November 202370.0%December 202364.4%January 202460.9%February 202462.3%March 202465.1%April 202463.0%May 202466.0%June 202464.8%July 202470.2%August 202473.1%September 202472.8%October 202466.8%November 202467.3%December 202467.2%January 202565.7%February 202570.0%March 202561.0%April 202572.1%May 202567.8%June 202568.4%July 202568.4%August 202560.7%September 202560.5%October 202553.8%November 202559.1%December 202556.2%January 202655.1%February 202663.3%March 202661.7%April 202660.9%May 202663.6%June 202664.4%July 202660.5%August 2026

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

Diagnostic waits

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

Waiting over 8 weeks
51.0%
Welsh target: no patient over 8 weeks
Total pathways waiting
24,775
Diagnostics · latest month
Pathways over 8 weeks
12,644
Longest-waiting pathways
Waiting over 8 weeks
Share of the diagnostic waiting list
40%50%60%Aug 24Jan 25Jan 2651.0%63.8%August 202463.2%September 202461.3%October 202462.0%November 202460.9%December 202460.8%January 202555.8%February 202555.1%March 202557.6%April 202560.1%May 202554.8%June 202553.0%July 202556.6%August 202556.4%September 202548.0%October 202545.5%November 202546.1%December 202548.1%January 202642.7%February 202633.9%March 202638.2%April 202643.9%May 202645.5%June 202650.4%July 202651.0%August 2026

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

Ambulance response times

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

Red 999 calls
669
Immediately life-threatening · latest month
Median response
9:02
Welsh context: 65% of Red calls within 8:00
90th-percentile response
19:52
9 in 10 Red calls responded to within
Median response time
Red calls, in seconds
480500520540Jul 25Jan 26542490July 2025508August 2025501September 2025494October 2025490November 2025542December 2025524January 2026510February 2026521March 2026514April 2026493May 2026535June 2026496July 2026483August 2026542September 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.