Referral to Treatment, January 2010

The latest provisional statistics on referral to treatment times produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 11th March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

The key points from the latest release are:

• In total, 231,947 patients were waiting for the start of their treatment at 31st January 2010. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 98.5% have been waiting less than 26 weeks from the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total, 58,464 patients were treated in Wales in January 2010.   Of these, 14,701 were admitted to hospital for their treatment and 43,763 patients started their treatment without requiring admission to hospital.
• 93.4% of patients who were admitted to hospital for their treatment, and 98.2% 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, 11,354 patients were waiting for the start of their cardiac treatment at 31st January 2010. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 98.4% 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, 2,745 patients were treated for cardiac services in Wales in January 2010. Of these, 96.2% were treated within 26 weeks of 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

8 April 2010