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NHS waiting lists: referral to treatment pathways waiting to start treatment, August 2024 onwards

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [x] = not available.

Data values	Data description	Date	local health board provider	specialty	stage of pathway	weeks waiting	age group
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only	Over 57 weeks and up to 61 weeks	Over 18 years of age
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only	Over 57 weeks and up to 61 weeks	Total
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-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	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	Waiting for admitted diagnostic or therapeutic intervention only	Total	Total
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	All Stages of Pathway	Over 57 weeks and up to 61 weeks	Total
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	All Stages of Pathway	Over 57 weeks and up to 61 weeks	Over 18 years of age
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	All Stages of Pathway	Total	Over 18 years of age
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Accident and Emergency	All Stages of Pathway	Total	Total
216	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 0 weeks and up to 1 week	Total
172	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
26	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
18	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
24	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
179	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
79	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
282	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 1 week and up to 2 weeks	Total
274	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 2 weeks and up to 3 weeks	Total
69	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
24	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
181	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
56	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
157	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
14	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
227	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 3 weeks and up to 4 weeks	Total
252	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 4 weeks and up to 5 weeks	Total
12	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 4 weeks and up to 5 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
72	Pathways waiting	Oct-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
168	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 4 weeks and up to 5 weeks	Over 18 years of age
201	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 5 weeks and up to 6 weeks	Over 18 years of age
12	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 5 weeks and up to 6 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
59	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 5 weeks and up to 6 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
272	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 5 weeks and up to 6 weeks	Total
228	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 6 weeks and up to 7 weeks	Total
41	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 6 weeks and up to 7 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
174	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 6 weeks and up to 7 weeks	Over 18 years of age
13	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 6 weeks and up to 7 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
6	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 7 weeks and up to 8 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
40	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 7 weeks and up to 8 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
144	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 7 weeks and up to 8 weeks	Over 18 years of age
190	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 7 weeks and up to 8 weeks	Total
172	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 8 weeks and up to 9 weeks	Total
53	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 8 weeks and up to 9 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
113	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 8 weeks and up to 9 weeks	Over 18 years of age
6	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 8 weeks and up to 9 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
3	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 9 weeks and up to 10 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
115	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 9 weeks and up to 10 weeks	Over 18 years of age
21	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 9 weeks and up to 10 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
139	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 9 weeks and up to 10 weeks	Total
134	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 10 weeks and up to 11 weeks	Total
32	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 10 weeks and up to 11 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 10 weeks and up to 11 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
101	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 10 weeks and up to 11 weeks	Over 18 years of age
93	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 11 weeks and up to 12 weeks	Over 18 years of age
47	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 11 weeks and up to 12 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
3	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 11 weeks and up to 12 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
143	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 11 weeks and up to 12 weeks	Total
130	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 12 weeks and up to 13 weeks	Total
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 12 weeks and up to 13 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
90	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 12 weeks and up to 13 weeks	Over 18 years of age
39	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 12 weeks and up to 13 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
23	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 13 weeks and up to 14 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
1	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 13 weeks and up to 14 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
124	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 13 weeks and up to 14 weeks	Over 18 years of age
148	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 13 weeks and up to 14 weeks	Total
117	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 14 weeks and up to 15 weeks	Total
86	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 14 weeks and up to 15 weeks	Over 18 years of age
29	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 14 weeks and up to 15 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
2	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 14 weeks and up to 15 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
5	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 15 weeks and up to 16 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
74	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 15 weeks and up to 16 weeks	Over 18 years of age
22	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 15 weeks and up to 16 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
101	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 15 weeks and up to 16 weeks	Total
118	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 16 weeks and up to 17 weeks	Total
27	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 16 weeks and up to 17 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
10	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 16 weeks and up to 17 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
81	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 16 weeks and up to 17 weeks	Over 18 years of age
90	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 17 weeks and up to 18 weeks	Over 18 years of age
19	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 17 weeks and up to 18 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
4	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 17 weeks and up to 18 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
113	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 17 weeks and up to 18 weeks	Total
113	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 18 weeks and up to 19 weeks	Total
7	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 18 weeks and up to 19 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
86	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 18 weeks and up to 19 weeks	Over 18 years of age
20	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 18 weeks and up to 19 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
17	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 19 weeks and up to 20 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
2	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 19 weeks and up to 20 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
97	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 19 weeks and up to 20 weeks	Over 18 years of age
116	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 19 weeks and up to 20 weeks	Total
84	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 20 weeks and up to 21 weeks	Total
72	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 20 weeks and up to 21 weeks	Over 18 years of age
9	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 20 weeks and up to 21 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
3	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 20 weeks and up to 21 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
3	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 21 weeks and up to 22 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
73	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 21 weeks and up to 22 weeks	Over 18 years of age
14	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 21 weeks and up to 22 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
90	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 21 weeks and up to 22 weeks	Total
82	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 22 weeks and up to 23 weeks	Total
16	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 22 weeks and up to 23 weeks	Not Known/Not Recorded
6	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 22 weeks and up to 23 weeks	Less than 18 years of age
60	Pathways waiting	Oct-2024	All Wales LHB (Provider)	Allied Health Profession Services	Waiting for new OP appointment	Over 22 weeks and up to 23 weeks	Over 18 years of age

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Next update expected:18 December 2025

Updates

• 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. RTT is the period of time from referral by a GP or other medical practitioner to hospital for treatment in the NHS in Wales. An RTT pathway covers the time waited from referral to hospital for treatment in the NHS in Wales and includes time spent waiting for any hospital appointments, tests, scans or other procedures that may be needed before being treated.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The data presented draws on management information held by Local Health Boards relating to the management of patients who have been referred for hospital treatment. Guidance is provided to the NHS in Wales about how such patients should be managed and how to measure and report the relevant data. The data is reported monthly by Local Health Boards via the Digital Health and Care Wales Service (DHCW) switching service. The data collection has been in place since April 2007.

  Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

  From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards. The health board names have 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:

  Suspension of Betsi Cadwaladr health board data

  Due to data quality concerns, referral to treatment (RTT) data for Betsi Cadwaladr University (BCU) health board have been temporarily suspended. These concerns include anomalies in reported waiting list sizes and inconsistencies with operational activity levels, which have raised questions about the reliability of the data submitted. This suspension will remain in place until an external investigation into the quality and governance of the data is completed.

  In the interim, RTT statistics will be published excluding BCU data. Figures have been updated to September 2025 for the six health boards, but BCU and Wales data have not. Data up to August 2025 have been retained for BCU and Wales and will remain pending the outcome of the review.

  The chief statistician has published a blog describing the current situation with BCU data and the actions being undertaken to address the issues.

  Guidance on interpreting Wales and BCU data

  Although we recognise some recent months may be affected by the BCU data quality issues, we have retained the BCU and Wales data to August 2025. Some revisions may be made to the historic BCU data following the review, however these are not expected to be substantial. Some caution should be exercised when using the recent BCU data, and by extension, the Wales totals. When using Wales-level data, note that recent monthly figures may be revised in future, so avoid drawing firm conclusions from short-term fluctuations. For small groups, such as patients waiting two years, figures may change more noticeably because of their size. Any revisions will have a greater impact on BCU than Wales overall, but long-term patterns for both should be broadly reliable.

  A referral to treatment pathway (RTT) 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.

  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 main activity measure for referral to treatment time is 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’.

  A patient pathway is closed if either the patient starts treatment, or if following consultation with a hospital specialist, 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 Patients with complex needs may have referrals for multiple types of treatments so may have many pathways opened and will appear in the dataset more than one time. This means that the same patient can have different pathways counted in the calculations for both targets.

  In March 2016, we changed some of the terminology used in referral to treatment reporting. Previously, when publishing these statistics, we used the terminology ‘patients’. However, some users misinterpreted this as unique patients. It is possible that a person could be on a number of different lists waiting for different conditions – i.e. there would be one patient but more than one pathway. Due to the RTT dataset being an aggregate data collection we’re not able to measure the number of unique patients. Therefore, we are using the terminology ‘patient pathways’, to better reflect the fact that one person can be on multiple waiting lists. The methodology use to measure and calculate these statistics has not changed. This is also more consistent with the other nations of the UK in their reporting of RTT.

  From April 2016, there has been a change in the treatment function codes submitted by the local health boards.

  More detailed treatment functions have been introduced recently but have not been used consistently across all Local Health Boards; for example, patients receiving vascular surgery may have been recorded in either “General Surgery” or “Vascular Surgery” treatment functions. To reduce uncertainty and make counts more reliable, the new functions will be removed temporarily and treatment functions will be recorded under the more general headings; for example, all patients receiving vascular surgery will now be published under “General Surgery” until consistent recording of treatment functions is confirmed across all Local Health Boards. This has now been fully actioned back to April 2016 when the new codes were introduced and will remain under general headings until the more detailed treatment functions are used consistently across Wales.

• Related reports:
  • NHS activity and performance summary, statistical release
  • NHS activity and performance summary: quality report

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Metadata

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