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 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 and the
number waiting over 14
weeks for therapy
services decreased to
the lowest since 2009.
The percentage of patients waiting less
than 26 weeks from referral to treatment
increased and the number waiting longer
than 36 weeks decreased.
The average
number of daily
referrals received
decreased over
the month.
The percentage of cancer
patients starting treatment
within the target time
increased for patients on the
urgent pathway and decreased
for those not on the urgent
pathway.
Average daily calls
to the ambulance
service increased
compared to
last month; target
was met, but was
slightly slower than
last month.
The number of delayed
transfers of care
decreased this
month.
3. 86.0% of patients
newly diagnosed with cancer
via the Urgent route started
treatment within target time
(62 days), up 0.8 percentage
points from February.
96.9% of patients
newly diagnosed with cancer
not via the Urgent route
started treatment within
target time (31 days), down
0.6 percentage points from
February.
NHS Cancer Waiting Times
March
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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
April
409 delayed
transfers of care
were reported in the
April 2019 census,
down from 455 in
March 2019.
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Delayed Transfers of Care: October2004 to April 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
April
The percentage of red calls arriving at
the scene within 8 minutes in April
2019 was above the 65% target but
down 0.9 percentage points from 71.2%
in March 2019.
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