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Hywel Dda 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
84,646
All treatment functions · latest month
Waiting under 26 weeks
66.9%
Welsh target: 95%
Waiting over 36 weeks
19,397
Longest-waiting pathways
Median wait
14.3 wks
Half wait longer, half shorter
9 in 10 waiting under
59.4 wks
90th centile
Pathways waiting
Total open waiting list, all treatment functions
40,00060,00080,000100,000Sept 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2684,64644,183September 201143,117October 201143,719November 201142,706December 201142,471January 201242,420February 201244,217March 201245,425April 201245,912May 201246,026June 201244,763July 201246,396August 201246,204September 201247,069October 201246,759November 201246,894December 201246,251January 201346,688February 201347,367March 201348,056April 201348,092May 201349,831June 201350,613July 201351,703August 201352,580September 201352,715October 201353,861November 201353,224December 201351,319January 201452,807February 201454,533March 201455,257April 201456,008May 201458,120June 201455,843July 201456,878August 201455,656September 201455,304October 201453,562November 201453,727December 201453,362January 201554,286February 201556,761March 201558,116April 201559,412May 201561,833June 201561,779July 201561,356August 201560,882September 201560,415October 201559,021November 201558,048December 201557,017January 201656,480February 201656,848March 201658,021April 201654,621May 201655,886June 201656,313July 201656,429August 201656,771September 201656,770October 201655,993November 201656,146December 201654,880January 201754,922February 201755,320March 201755,936April 201757,438May 201758,384June 201758,179July 201758,537August 201757,857September 201756,521October 201754,565November 201752,763December 201751,045January 201852,455February 201853,059March 201854,997April 201855,415May 201856,406June 201857,149July 201857,859August 201856,398September 201856,257October 201854,974November 201855,349December 201853,758January 201953,704February 201953,793March 201954,949April 201955,920May 201956,703June 201956,861July 201957,806August 201957,936September 201957,975October 201955,707November 201955,834December 201956,946January 202056,870February 202056,313March 202056,390April 202056,753May 202058,230June 202059,899July 202061,815August 202063,973September 202065,360October 202066,277November 202067,660December 202071,762January 202174,155February 202177,903March 202181,332April 202183,839May 202186,387June 202188,290July 202189,047August 202190,135September 202192,038October 202191,010November 202190,677December 202189,499January 202285,568February 202286,829March 202287,277April 202291,329May 202294,788June 202297,234July 202297,720August 202298,942September 202299,937October 2022100,519November 202298,030December 202297,755January 202397,957February 202399,352March 2023100,093April 202399,327May 202399,115June 202398,550July 202398,649August 2023100,190September 202399,843October 202399,409November 202398,735December 202398,378January 202497,341February 202495,974March 202494,888April 202495,738May 202496,228June 202496,121July 202496,436August 202496,764September 202495,562October 202494,933November 202495,801December 202495,440January 202594,828February 202593,476March 202593,227April 202593,630May 202594,264June 202593,521July 202591,941August 202591,926September 202590,989October 202587,836November 202586,248December 202584,261January 202680,816February 202680,528March 202681,851April 202684,646May 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)
56.7%
Major emergency departments only · Welsh target: 95%
A&E attendances
17,461
All emergency care facilities · latest month
Seen within 4 hours (all facilities)
68.1%
Includes minor injury units, which lift this figure
Seen within 4 hours
Major emergency departments only
60%80%100%Oct 09Jan 11Jan 12Jan 13Jan 14Jan 15Jan 16Jan 17Jan 18Jan 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%56.7%88.2%October 200988.6%November 200985.3%December 200982.7%January 201084.0%February 201086.5%March 201088.1%April 201087.0%May 201087.4%June 201092.2%July 201086.6%August 201087.3%September 201087.8%October 201088.1%November 201086.7%December 201086.4%January 201186.4%February 201186.2%March 201185.2%April 201185.5%May 201189.5%June 201190.8%July 201193.3%August 201193.7%September 201193.8%October 201193.0%November 201194.5%December 201189.9%January 201285.4%February 201291.0%March 201291.8%April 201291.3%May 201292.4%June 201294.0%July 201290.2%August 201289.7%September 201286.5%October 201286.4%November 201288.0%December 201284.9%January 201384.9%February 201383.9%March 201385.5%April 201392.5%May 201395.4%June 201394.3%July 201391.5%August 201393.6%September 201391.0%October 201389.4%November 201389.4%December 201387.1%January 201485.6%February 201487.9%March 201487.6%April 201488.3%May 201490.7%June 201492.8%July 201489.2%August 201486.8%September 201484.6%October 201487.2%November 201481.6%December 201479.7%January 201582.5%February 201581.1%March 201581.6%April 201583.6%May 201581.1%June 201585.7%July 201583.3%August 201586.3%September 201586.0%October 201582.9%November 201583.9%December 201582.0%January 201679.3%February 201679.7%March 201679.4%April 201680.4%May 201680.2%June 201685.2%July 201683.5%August 201678.6%September 201681.6%October 201682.8%November 201680.1%December 201678.8%January 201780.4%February 201783.0%March 201784.1%April 201784.5%May 201785.3%June 201786.8%July 201783.5%August 201784.1%September 201782.1%October 201781.6%November 201781.0%December 201779.1%January 201879.0%February 201876.3%March 201879.1%April 201879.0%May 201880.9%June 201879.0%July 201878.8%August 201879.0%September 201881.0%October 201882.4%November 201881.4%December 201878.2%January 201980.9%February 201977.7%March 201977.3%April 201979.1%May 201979.6%June 201978.0%July 201977.7%August 201975.4%September 201976.9%October 201971.7%November 201971.0%December 201972.7%January 202075.8%February 202072.5%March 202086.0%April 202085.4%May 202082.5%June 202079.8%July 202075.6%August 202072.4%September 202073.3%October 202071.1%November 202067.3%December 202067.4%January 202166.5%February 202166.5%March 202169.3%April 202167.9%May 202165.6%June 202168.2%July 202164.7%August 202163.5%September 202164.3%October 202161.4%November 202158.9%December 202158.9%January 202260.9%February 202257.2%March 202259.2%April 202261.8%May 202260.2%June 202261.3%July 202259.4%August 202260.7%September 202262.4%October 202261.9%November 202260.4%December 202261.8%January 202362.9%February 202363.1%March 202362.7%April 202363.3%May 202361.5%June 202357.8%July 202355.4%August 202357.2%September 202357.5%October 202358.5%November 202356.7%December 202355.4%January 202457.3%February 202456.9%March 202457.4%April 202455.9%May 202455.1%June 202455.5%July 202455.5%August 202455.3%September 202455.3%October 202452.4%November 202450.1%December 202453.7%January 202555.6%February 202556.8%March 202559.5%April 202563.0%May 202561.1%June 202561.5%July 202560.5%August 202563.6%September 202561.0%October 202561.2%November 202562.7%December 202562.3%January 202664.6%February 202666.5%March 202661.9%April 202655.3%May 202656.1%June 202656.7%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
60.3%
Welsh target: 75% (no suspensions basis)
Patients starting treatment
456
Single Cancer Pathway · latest month
Treated within 62 days
275
Of patients starting treatment this month
Within 62 days
Single Cancer Pathway, no suspensions basis
40%60%80%Jun 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 75%60.3%72.4%June 201961.9%July 201963.7%August 201957.8%September 201962.1%October 201964.5%November 201966.4%December 201956.4%January 202054.6%February 202066.8%March 202060.5%April 202064.4%May 202076.2%June 202070.8%July 202073.8%August 202067.4%September 202062.9%October 202067.0%November 202066.0%December 202067.7%January 202165.8%February 202173.0%March 202168.6%April 202172.4%May 202167.3%June 202164.4%July 202163.9%August 202162.2%September 202161.6%October 202157.3%November 202152.6%December 202147.2%January 202250.6%February 202257.6%March 202249.1%April 202250.8%May 202254.9%June 202243.7%July 202249.8%August 202248.6%September 202239.4%October 202248.6%November 202247.7%December 202238.4%January 202350.2%February 202345.6%March 202351.4%April 202342.9%May 202345.4%June 202350.9%July 202350.4%August 202345.9%September 202350.2%October 202341.2%November 202355.9%December 202349.5%January 202447.7%February 202459.8%March 202442.6%April 202452.3%May 202454.8%June 202454.0%July 202448.0%August 202441.0%September 202445.0%October 202455.1%November 202460.4%December 202453.3%January 202559.5%February 202563.4%March 202557.7%April 202564.4%May 202561.5%June 202562.7%July 202565.1%August 202560.6%September 202566.7%October 202563.1%November 202566.0%December 202560.6%January 202659.8%February 202660.1%March 202658.4%April 202656.9%May 202660.3%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
34.2%
Welsh target: no patient over 8 weeks
Total pathways waiting
18,271
Diagnostics · latest month
Pathways over 8 weeks
6,252
Longest-waiting pathways
Waiting over 8 weeks
Share of the diagnostic waiting list
10%20%30%40%Aug 24Jan 25Jan 2634.2%33.3%August 202432.8%September 202430.0%October 202436.5%November 202440.3%December 202443.0%January 202533.4%February 202527.5%March 202526.4%April 202528.6%May 202524.1%June 202522.0%July 202523.6%August 202518.1%September 202513.4%October 202511.6%November 202512.7%December 202524.0%January 202619.9%February 202619.6%March 202623.6%April 202631.5%May 202634.2%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
647
Immediately life-threatening · latest month
Median response
10:15
Welsh context: 65% of Red calls within 8:00
90th-percentile response
28:10
9 in 10 Red calls responded to within
Median response time
Red calls, in seconds
600700Jul 25Jan 26615550July 2025672August 2025597September 2025586October 2025570November 2025620December 2025614January 2026573February 2026598March 2026712April 2026662May 2026608June 2026615July 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.