Outpatient referrals, April 2012 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDateLocal health board providerLocal health board of residenceSource of referralSpecialty
85,052Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAll specialties
95Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAccident & Emergency
1,678Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAdult Mental Illness
80Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAllied Health Professional Services
233Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAnaesthetics
241Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsAudiological Medicine
3,677Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsCardiology
124Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsCardiothoracic Surgery
176Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsChemical Pathology
613Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
10Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Genetics
1,105Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Haematology
104Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Neurophysiology
418Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Oncology
18Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsClinical Pharmacology
101Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsDental Medicine Specialties
5,068Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsDermatology
6,789Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsEar, Nose and Throat
769Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsEndocrinology
20Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsForensic Psychiatry
2,541Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGastroenterology
3,483Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeneral Medicine
142Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeneral Pathology
8,563Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeneral Surgery
947Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGeriatric Medicine
82Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGP Other
6,024Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsGynaecology
90Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsHaematology (non-clinical)
27Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsInfectious Diseases
94Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsLearning Disability
125Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsMedical Oncology
941Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsMidwifery
352Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsNephrology
1,268Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsNeurology
136Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsNeurosurgery
998Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsNursing
403Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsObstetrics
1,528Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsObstetrics - Antenatal (outpatients)
9Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsObstetrics - Postnatal (outpatients)
776Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsOld Age Psychiatry
5,526Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsOphthalmology
3,667Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsOral Surgery
468Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsOrthodontics
192Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Dentistry
59Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Neurology
125Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatric Surgery
2,963Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPaediatrics
978Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPain Management
55Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPalliative Medicine
397Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPlastic Surgery
11Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsPsychotherapy
64Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsRadiology
199Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsRehabilitation
1,451Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsRespiratory Medicine
411Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsRestorative Dentistry
1,810Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsRheumatology
12,756Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsTrauma & Orthopaedics
4,072Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesAll referralsUrology
61,684Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsAll specialties
1Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsAccident & Emergency
1,149Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsAdult Mental Illness
73Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsAnaesthetics
210Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsAudiological Medicine
2,671Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsCardiology
28Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsCardiothoracic Surgery
164Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsChemical Pathology
438Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
9Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Genetics
690Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Haematology
3Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Neurophysiology
44Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Oncology
12Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsClinical Pharmacology
82Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsDental Medicine Specialties
4,687Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsDermatology
5,896Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsEar, Nose and Throat
646Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsEndocrinology
2,195Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGastroenterology
1,872Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeneral Medicine
102Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeneral Pathology
7,000Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeneral Surgery
762Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGeriatric Medicine
81Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGP Other
5,085Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsGynaecology
90Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsHaematology (non-clinical)
25Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsInfectious Diseases
37Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsLearning Disability
15Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsMedical Oncology
935Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsMidwifery
282Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsNephrology
928Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsNeurology
60Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsNeurosurgery
443Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsNursing
292Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsObstetrics
1,322Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsObstetrics - Antenatal (outpatients)
9Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsObstetrics - Postnatal (outpatients)
520Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsOld Age Psychiatry
4,222Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsOphthalmology
2,489Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsOral Surgery
410Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsOrthodontics
155Total outpatient referralsApril 2012WalesAll residencesGP referralsPaediatric Dentistry
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Main information

Most recent update
23 October 2025
Next update expected
20 November 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Outpatient Referral Dataset (OPR)

Data notes

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

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

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

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

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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