NHS waiting lists: referral to treatment pathways waiting to start treatment, August 2024 onwards
See what variables and values are shown in your table
| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | Pathways waiting | Value cannot be changed |
| Date | Shown in table | All 19 values | Change values |
| local health board provider | Shown in table | All 11 values | Change values |
| specialty | Shown in table | All 52 values | Change values |
| stage of pathway | Shown in table | All 5 values | Change values |
| weeks waiting | Shown in table | All 59 values | Change values |
| age group | Shown in table | All 4 values | Change values |
Table
| Data values | Data description | Date | local health board provider | specialty | stage of pathway | weeks waiting | age group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only | Over 49 weeks and up to 53 weeks | Over 18 years of age |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only | Over 49 weeks and up to 53 weeks | Total |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only | Total | Over 18 years of age |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only | Total | Total |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | All Stages of Pathway | Over 49 weeks and up to 53 weeks | Over 18 years of age |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | All Stages of Pathway | Over 49 weeks and up to 53 weeks | Total |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | All Stages of Pathway | Total | Over 18 years of age |
| 1 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Accident and Emergency | All Stages of Pathway | Total | Total |
| 9 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 0 weeks and up to 1 week | Less than 18 years of age |
| 120 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 0 weeks and up to 1 week | Over 18 years of age |
| 160 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 0 weeks and up to 1 week | Total |
| 31 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 0 weeks and up to 1 week | Not Known/Not Recorded |
| 20 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 1 week and up to 2 weeks | Not Known/Not Recorded |
| 4 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 1 week and up to 2 weeks | Less than 18 years of age |
| 183 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 1 week and up to 2 weeks | Total |
| 159 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 1 week and up to 2 weeks | Over 18 years of age |
| 38 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks | Not Known/Not Recorded |
| 212 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks | Total |
| 9 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks | Less than 18 years of age |
| 165 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks | Over 18 years of age |
| 166 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 3 weeks and up to 4 weeks | Over 18 years of age |
| 222 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 3 weeks and up to 4 weeks | Total |
| 52 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 3 weeks and up to 4 weeks | Not Known/Not Recorded |
| 4 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 3 weeks and up to 4 weeks | Less than 18 years of age |
| 33 | Pathways waiting | Aug-2024 | All Wales LHB (Provider) | Allied Health Profession Services | Waiting for new OP appointment | Over 4 weeks and up to 5 weeks | Not Known/Not Recorded |
Next update expected:21 May 2026
Updates
- 23rd April 2026
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 19th March 2026
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 19th February 2026
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 22nd January 2026
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 13th January 2026
Revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 18th December 2025
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 4th December 2025
New month added and revisions applied to previous data where applicable
- 23rd October 2025
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Accredited official statistics
- Data provider
- Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
- Data source
- Referral to Treatment Times (RTT)
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
Information on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times, reported by Local Health Boards. Data cover the period of time from referral by a GP or other medical practitioner to hospital for treatment in the NHS in Wales. Waiting times include time spent waiting for any hospital appointments, tests, scans or other procedures that may be needed before being treated.
- Data collection or calculation
Data are drawn from Local Health Board administrative systems relating to the management of patients who have been referred for hospital treatment. Data are reported monthly by Local Health Boards via Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). The data collection has been in place since April 2007.
A referral to treatment (RTT) pathway covers the time waiting from referral to hospital for treatment and includes time spent waiting for any hospital appointments, tests, scans or other procedures that may be needed before being treated.
In April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names changed, with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.
- Statistical quality
Data definitions and standards are mandated by the Welsh Information Standards Board (WISB).
A patient pathway opens, and a waiting time begins, at the point a hospital receives a referral. Referrals are most commonly submitted by GPs but may also come from other health care professionals. The figures are based on a count of the number of patient pathways which are open at the end of each month. This can be thought of as ‘the waiting list’.
Patient pathways are closed if either the patient starts treatment, or if it is determined no hospital treatment is necessary. This could include: patient admitted to hospital for an operation or treatment; starting treatment that does not need a stay in hospital (for example, medication or physiotherapy); beginning the fitting of a medical device such as leg braces; starting an agreed period of time to monitor the patient’s condition to assess the need for further treatment.
The number of patient pathways is not the same as the number of individual patients waiting. This is because some patients, for example those with complex needs, have multiple open pathways.
Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales