Referral to Treatment, December 2009

The key points from the latest release are:

• In total, 59,552 patients were treated in Wales in December 2009.   Of these, 15,977 were admitted to hospital for their treatment and 43,575 patients started their treatment without requiring admission to hospital.
• 91.2% of patients who were admitted to hospital for their treatment, and 97.6% of patients who did not require admission to hospital were treated within 26 weeks of the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total, 227,210 patients were waiting for the start of their treatment at 31st December 2009. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 99.3% have been waiting less than 26 weeks from the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total for Cardiac referral to treatment, 2,670 patients were treated for cardiac services in Wales in December 2009. Of these, 95.8% were treated within 26 weeks of the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total, 10,409 patients were waiting for the start of their cardiac treatment at 31st December 2009. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 98.8% have been waiting less than 26 weeks from the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2080 1268
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

11 March 2010