Welsh Healthcare Waiting Lists Decrease For Ninth Consecutive Month
Medical waiting lists in Wales have declined for the ninth month in a row. Patients now face an average wait time of no more than 16.7 weeks for treatment. Despite this reduction, waiting lists remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. The improvement follows a period of rail and public service underfunding. Officials attribute the current capacity to increased funding availability. Two-year waiting lists in Wales have decreased to 95% of the levels seen during the pandemic peak. This trend continues as part of a broader downward trajectory in healthcare delays.
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Times Radio UK
“last week our waiting lists came down for the ninth month in succession. People on average now have to wait no more than 16.7 weeks for treatment in Wales.”
Times Radio UK
“because we have managed to bring those waiting lists down from a huge peak, you know, we're down 95% from the pandemic peak when it comes to two-year waits”
Times Radio UK
“I think certain aspects of the lives. Yes, I think I think they are hopeful But I do think that people are finding life challenging at the moment”
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