A monthly report summarising data on activity and performance in the Welsh NHS. It includes the latest available monthly information plus a summary of long term trends.
2. A&E performance against the 4
hour target decreased slightly this
month, and more patients spent
longer than 12 hours in A&E. The number of patients
waiting over 8 weeks
for diagnostic services
decreased but the
number waiting over 14
weeks for therapy
services increased.
The percentage of patients waiting less
than 26 weeks from referral to treatment
increased and the number waiting longer
than 36 weeks increased.
The average number
of daily referrals
received decreased
over the month.
The percentage of cancer
patients starting treatment within
the target time decreased for
patients on both the urgent
pathway and the not via urgent
pathway.
Average daily calls
to the ambulance
service were up
from last month;
the target was met,
but performance
was below 70% for
the first time since
March 2018.
The number of
delayed
transfers of care
decreased this
month.
3. 79.4% of patients
newly diagnosed with cancer
via the Urgent route started
treatment within target time
(62 days), down 0.2
percentage points from May
and the lowest percentage
since November 2006.
96.1% of patients
newly diagnosed with cancer
not via the Urgent route
started treatment within
target time (31 days), down
0.4 percentage points from
May.
NHS Cancer Waiting Times
June
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20%
30%
40%
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90%
100%
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12
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14
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Percentageofpatients
Percentage of patients starting treatment
within the target times
Not via Urgent suspected route
Urgent Suspected route
Source: Cancer waiting times data,Welsh Local Health Boards
7. Delayed Transfers of Care
July
420 delayed
transfers of care
were reported in the
July 2019 census,
down from 433 in
June 2019.
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Delayed Transfers of Care: October2004 to July 2019
Delays
Last 3 months average
Source: Delayed transfers of care database,NHSWales Informatics Services (NWIS)
NOTE: an increase in October 2009 was probably partly due to revised procedures
8. Ambulance services
July
The percentage of red calls arriving at the
scene within 8 minutes in July 2019 was
above the 65% target, but down on the
previous month and below 70% for the first
time since March 2018.
9. Web Links
NHS Cancer Waiting Times
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
Referral to Treatment Times
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
NHS diagnostic and therapy service waiting
times
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
Ambulance services
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
Delayed Transfers of Care
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
Time spent in NHS accident and emergency
departments
NHS activity and performance summary dashboard
StatsWales
Annual publication
Further information
Contact: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales