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Swansea Bay 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
89,615
All treatment functions · latest month
Waiting under 26 weeks
68.8%
Welsh target: 95%
Waiting over 36 weeks
19,181
Longest-waiting pathways
Median wait
13.3 wks
Half wait longer, half shorter
9 in 10 waiting under
56.5 wks
90th centile
Pathways waiting
Total open waiting list, all treatment functions
60,00080,000100,000Apr 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2689,61556,562April 201956,361May 201956,800June 201957,434July 201958,317August 201958,642September 201958,654October 201958,933November 201959,562December 201959,409January 202059,969February 202061,087March 202059,934April 202060,554May 202062,284June 202065,204July 202067,687August 202071,583September 202072,661October 202073,730November 202075,193December 202074,494January 202175,815February 202178,901March 202181,302April 202183,812May 202185,486June 202187,352July 202189,968August 202192,460September 202193,841October 202194,593November 202195,264December 202195,664January 202295,210February 202295,100March 202295,817April 202297,986May 202298,873June 202296,750July 202296,950August 202296,540September 202296,611October 202293,726November 202292,087December 202290,731January 202389,766February 202389,646March 202390,562April 202390,963May 202391,551June 202392,691July 202392,950August 202392,822September 202391,785October 202390,079November 202389,765December 202389,990January 202490,528February 202491,346March 202491,782April 202494,027May 202493,642June 202494,519July 202495,339August 202494,988September 202495,402October 202495,821November 202494,431December 202494,589January 202595,029February 202595,012March 202595,080April 202595,553May 202595,933June 202596,536July 202595,586August 202594,252September 202593,163October 202591,494November 202590,751December 202589,326January 202686,302February 202681,237March 202686,477April 202689,615May 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)
50.4%
Major emergency departments only · Welsh target: 95%
A&E attendances
12,598
All emergency care facilities · latest month
Seen within 4 hours (all facilities)
66.7%
Includes minor injury units, which lift this figure
Seen within 4 hours
Major emergency departments only
60%80%100%Apr 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%50.4%64.2%April 201966.2%May 201963.4%June 201964.0%July 201963.7%August 201960.5%September 201960.9%October 201962.2%November 201960.2%December 201960.7%January 202063.5%February 202063.1%March 202069.8%April 202075.6%May 202082.3%June 202071.9%July 202072.6%August 202067.1%September 202068.4%October 202065.4%November 202062.7%December 202068.2%January 202161.4%February 202167.7%March 202162.8%April 202161.7%May 202159.0%June 202162.5%July 202162.3%August 202159.7%September 202158.8%October 202160.0%November 202158.5%December 202158.5%January 202258.8%February 202257.2%March 202258.9%April 202257.8%May 202254.6%June 202254.0%July 202251.4%August 202255.9%September 202253.6%October 202254.1%November 202249.3%December 202258.3%January 202362.4%February 202359.3%March 202360.5%April 202360.5%May 202362.0%June 202362.0%July 202362.3%August 202363.8%September 202363.9%October 202362.0%November 202362.8%December 202363.5%January 202460.1%February 202462.8%March 202462.9%April 202464.4%May 202464.0%June 202467.4%July 202461.8%August 202465.4%September 202460.8%October 202459.8%November 202458.8%December 202463.0%January 202556.0%February 202547.1%March 202557.8%April 202558.6%May 202560.3%June 202562.0%July 202564.6%August 202562.4%September 202561.0%October 202558.0%November 202558.8%December 202555.1%January 202650.2%February 202650.0%March 202650.6%April 202650.7%May 202650.1%June 202650.4%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
49.5%
Welsh target: 75% (no suspensions basis)
Patients starting treatment
216
Single Cancer Pathway · latest month
Treated within 62 days
107
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%49.5%53.9%June 201954.8%July 201949.8%August 201953.6%September 201952.0%October 201954.0%November 201960.5%December 201950.5%January 202047.6%February 202058.0%March 202054.7%April 202061.8%May 202059.9%June 202068.2%July 202067.4%August 202062.4%September 202065.9%October 202055.4%November 202063.9%December 202068.4%January 202157.2%February 202172.3%March 202167.5%April 202164.7%May 202167.6%June 202157.8%July 202159.9%August 202162.9%September 202163.6%October 202163.6%November 202156.9%December 202156.3%January 202256.1%February 202257.9%March 202250.6%April 202248.4%May 202252.9%June 202258.2%July 202258.4%August 202258.7%September 202252.1%October 202254.4%November 202249.8%December 202251.6%January 202346.2%February 202359.5%March 202360.9%April 202350.8%May 202349.6%June 202356.3%July 202353.6%August 202351.7%September 202355.7%October 202356.9%November 202352.3%December 202350.2%January 202452.1%February 202457.9%March 202460.2%April 202459.7%May 202460.2%June 202459.5%July 202459.9%August 202460.0%September 202456.7%October 202466.9%November 202463.3%December 202455.6%January 202558.9%February 202566.4%March 202565.2%April 202563.0%May 202553.3%June 202564.6%July 202563.9%August 202562.7%September 202558.1%October 202556.6%November 202562.5%December 202561.4%January 202658.2%February 202662.2%March 202648.4%April 202654.4%May 202649.5%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
32.0%
Welsh target: no patient over 8 weeks
Total pathways waiting
16,395
Diagnostics · latest month
Pathways over 8 weeks
5,243
Longest-waiting pathways
Waiting over 8 weeks
Share of the diagnostic waiting list
10%20%30%Aug 24Jan 25Jan 2632.0%29.5%August 202428.5%September 202426.2%October 202424.9%November 202424.9%December 202424.3%January 202520.5%February 202517.9%March 202517.8%April 202519.3%May 202517.4%June 202517.5%July 202518.7%August 202521.0%September 202524.5%October 202526.1%November 202533.2%December 202533.4%January 202617.8%February 20266.9%March 202619.2%April 202630.4%May 202632.0%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
649
Immediately life-threatening · latest month
Median response
9:49
Welsh context: 65% of Red calls within 8:00
90th-percentile response
20:22
9 in 10 Red calls responded to within
Median response time
Red calls, in seconds
450500550600Jul 25Jan 26589532July 2025518August 2025471September 2025497October 2025461November 2025561December 2025587January 2026513February 2026568March 2026574April 2026559May 2026557June 2026589July 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.