NHS Diagnostic and Therapy Service Waiting Times: At End of December 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 December 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 10 January 2013.

The key points from the latest release are:

• the number of people waiting more than 8 weeks for specified diagnostic services rose over the month from 15,354 to 19,181
• the number of people waiting more than 14 weeks for specified therapy services rose over the month from 2,105 to 2,218

Statistics on a range of waiting times in the NHS in Wales are now published together. NHS Wales Referral to treatment times – December 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

14 March 2013