NHS Diagnostic and Therapy Service Waiting Times: At End of October 2012

Statistics on NHS Wales Diagnostic & Therapy Services waiting times include data for all patients, irrespective of their area of residence, waiting for specified diagnostic & therapy services at Welsh Local Health Boards for the period up to the end of October 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 8 November 2012.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of people waiting more than 8 weeks for specified diagnostic services fell over the month from 15,912 to 14,628.
• The number of people waiting more than 14 weeks for specified therapy services fell over the month from 4,275 to 3,644.

Statistics on a range of waiting times in the NHS in Wales are now published together. NHS Wales Referral to treatment times – October 2012 is also published today. For further information, see: NHS Waiting Times.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

10 January 2013