Referral to Treatment, June 2010

The key points from the latest release are:

• In total, 274,515 patients were waiting for the start of their treatment at 30th June. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 96.3% have been waiting less than 26 weeks and 99.8% have been waiting less than 36 weeks from the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• Of the patients who were treated during June, 91.6% were treated within 26 weeks and 99.2% were treated within 36 weeks of the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total, 12,094 patients were waiting for the start of their cardiac treatment at 30th June. Of these patients waiting for their treatment, 98.3% have been waiting less than 26 weeks and 99.9% have been waiting less than 36 weeks from the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• In total for Cardiac referral to treatment, 3,488 patients were treated for cardiac services in Wales in June. Of these, 96.1% were treated within 26 weeks of the date the referral letter was received in the hospital.
• Information on specialties not covered by referral to treatment times reporting is presented in Section 3 of the release.

Statistics on a range of waiting times in the NHS in Wales are now published together. NHS Wales Diagnostic and Therapy Services waiting times – June 2010 is also published today.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

9 September 2010