Outpatient referrals, April 2012 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDateLocal health board providerLocal health board of residenceSource of referralSpecialty
138,142Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAll specialties
3Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAccident & Emergency
5,701Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAdult Mental Illness
643Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAllied Health Professional Services
1,391Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAnaesthetics
187Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAudiological Medicine
9Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsAudiology
7,624Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsCardiology
327Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsCardiothoracic Surgery
244Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsChemical Pathology
2,439Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
10Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Genetics
2,475Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Haematology
122Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Immunology And Allergy
331Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Neurophysiology
1,058Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Oncology
56Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Pharmacology
21Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Psychology
362Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsDementia Assessment Service
108Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsDental Medicine Specialties
8,704Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsDermatology
7,642Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsEar, Nose and Throat
1,659Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsEndocrinology
5Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsForensic Psychiatry
5,845Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsGastroenterology
3,849Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeneral Medicine
12,576Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeneral Surgery
1,536Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeriatric Medicine
9,214Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsGynaecology
21Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsInfectious Diseases
171Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsLearning Disability
236Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsMedical Oncology
1,627Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsMidwifery
802Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsNephrology
2,526Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsNeurology
144Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsNeurosurgery
1,434Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsObstetrics
1,687Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOld Age Psychiatry
9,375Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOphthalmology
196Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOptometry
3,508Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOral Surgery
328Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOrthodontics
29Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsOrthoptics
97Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Dentistry
5Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Diabetic Medicine
56Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Epilepsy
4Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Gastroenterology
2Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine
59Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Neurology
133Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Surgery
5,061Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatrics
1,246Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPain Management
416Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPalliative Medicine
1,118Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPlastic Surgery
6Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPodiatric Surgery
330Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsPsychotherapy
480Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRadiology
4,176Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRehabilitation
4,428Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRespiratory Medicine
487Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRespiratory Physiology
245Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRestorative Dentistry
2,414Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsRheumatology
14,525Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsTrauma & Orthopaedics
6,629Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesAll referralsUrology
80,156Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAll specialties
1Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAccident & Emergency
2,758Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAdult Mental Illness
86Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAllied Health Professional Services
188Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAnaesthetics
186Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAudiological Medicine
1Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsAudiology
4,807Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsCardiology
56Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsCardiothoracic Surgery
212Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsChemical Pathology
991Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
10Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Genetics
1,778Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Haematology
95Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Immunology And Allergy
4Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Neurophysiology
11Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Oncology
43Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Pharmacology
223Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsDementia Assessment Service
70Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsDental Medicine Specialties
7,562Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsDermatology
5,346Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsEar, Nose and Throat
1,070Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsEndocrinology
4,458Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsGastroenterology
1,778Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeneral Medicine
9,724Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeneral Surgery
823Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeriatric Medicine
6,279Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsGynaecology
9Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsInfectious Diseases
32Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsLearning Disability
2Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsMedical Oncology
796Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsMidwifery
504Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsNephrology
1,614Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsNeurology
93Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsNeurosurgery
930Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsObstetrics
866Total outpatient referrals2026WalesAll residencesGP referralsOld Age Psychiatry
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Next update expected:23 April 2026

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Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Outpatient Referral Dataset (OPR)

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This table provides the total outpatient referrals made each month.

‘GP referrals’ cover both referrals from General Medical Practitioners and General Dental Practitioners.

Resubmissions of the Referrals data in the Outpatient Referrals Dataset (OPR DS) occur each month. As a result, data in the release and Stats Wales is revised to reflect this. Please see the latest release for the impact of the revisions.

Data collection or calculation

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New treatment function codes were introduced in April 2016 but were not used consistently across all Local Health Boards initially; 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 treatment function codes were removed temporarily and treatment functions were recorded under the more general headings until consistent recording of the treatment functions was confirmed across all Local Health Boards. This was actioned back to April 2016.

The new treatment function codes which were announced in April 2016 have not been used consistently by health boards, so to date, any data submitted for a new code has been recoded to the pre-April 2016 codes. However, from June 2019 some health boards have submitted data for the new Respiratory Physiology treatment function code, which will be published to reflect the current pilot period for reporting sleep disordered breathing service. Note that while this data is being published to support this pilot, the data is still not being consistently reported by health boards so caution is advised when using this data.

From 1st 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. For more information, refer to the statement from the Minister for Health and Social Services (see ‘Related Reports’).

Referrals for Audiology were reported from May 2022 onwards.

Referrals for Dementia Assessment Service were reported from August 2022 onwards.

Referrals for Podiatric Surgery were reported from April 2023 onwards.

Referrals for Optometry were reported from October 2023 onwards.

Referrals for Paediatric Epilepsy were reported from November 2023 onwards.

Referrals for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Paediatric Dermatology, and Paediatric Diabetic Medicine were reported from December 2023 onwards.

Referrals for Eating Disorder Service were reported from August 2025 onwards.

Statistical quality

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Please note that the data included in this dataset covers a time period during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which affected both how some NHS services were offered as well as people's choices regarding health services. See the latest release for more information.

From April 2016, there has been a change in the treatment function codes submitted by the local health boards; this includes the cessation of the nursing treatment function. Whilst the other changes are likely to result in movements between different codes, the nursing treatment function affects Cwm Taf University LHB in particular as it was the only health board to submit a large number of referrals for that code (around 2,000 in March 2016, the last month when data was submitted).

‘Clinical Neurophysiology’ was previously known as 'Obstetrics (for patients using a bed)'. Prior to April 2016, some outpatient referrals were incorrectly recorded under this treatment function. In other instances, the definition of 'patients using a bed' may have been misinterpreted.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cwm Taf Morgannwg set up a new service code to capture antibody testing and research. This resulted in a rise in the number of referrals for infectious diseases in July 2020.

Hywel Dda did not submit any data for mental health treatment codes from August 2020 due to the Mental Health Migration project. In the months following the pandemic, this accounted for between 90 to 180 referrals, but before the pandemic, this would have accounted for around 240 referrals a month.

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