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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

local health board · Wales · Wales · code W11000029

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

The Welsh Government counted 131,542 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board at the end of July 2026. That is down 12% from 150,293 in July 2025.

At the end of July 2026, 62.9% of the pathways waiting at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board had been waiting under 26 weeks, according to the Welsh Government. That is 10.1 percentage points higher than in July 2025 (52.8%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 32.1 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 57.5% of A&E attendances at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, the Welsh Government reports. That is 4.0 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (61.5%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 37.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In July 2026, 64.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board started treatment within 62 days, the Welsh Government reports. That is 4.0 percentage points lower than in July 2025 (68.4%). That is 10.6 points below the 75% the standard sets out.

At the end of July 2026, 13,110 people at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board had been waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test, the Welsh Government reports. That is down 2% from 13,344 in July 2025.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
131,542
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Counts pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
62.9%
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: 95% of patients should wait less than 26 weeks from referral. Source
Pathways waiting more than 36 weeks
34,627
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: no patients should wait more than 36 weeks for treatment from referral. Source
150k130k July 2025July 2026
62.9%0.0% July 2025July 2026
55k35k July 2025July 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
July 2025150,293
August 2025149,965
September 2025148,187
October 2025147,437
November 2025145,966
December 2025144,576
January 2026141,011
February 2026134,629
March 2026130,317
April 2026129,615
May 2026129,639
June 2026130,486
July 2026131,542
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
July 202552.8%
August 202552.1%
September 202553.6%
October 202554.3%
November 202554.9%
December 202554.0%
January 202654.8%
February 202657.8%
March 202660.4%
April 202660.6%
May 202660.5%
June 202662.3%
July 202662.9%
Pathways waiting more than 36 weeks
July 202555,178
August 202555,207
September 202550,391
October 202550,119
November 202548,796
December 202549,337
January 202647,110
February 202641,982
March 202638,041
April 202637,148
May 202636,218
June 202635,204
July 202634,627

A&E

Emergency departments: under 4 hours
57.5%
August 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: 95% of new patients should spend less than 4 hours in emergency departments from arrival until admission, transfer or discharge. Source
Emergency departments: 12 hours or more
1,101
August 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: no patient waiting more than 12 hours in emergency departments from arrival until admission, transfer or discharge. Source
61.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,139787 August 2025August 2026
Emergency departments: under 4 hours
August 202561.5%
September 202559.7%
October 202560.2%
November 202558.3%
December 202557.5%
January 202660.2%
February 202659.3%
March 202660.9%
April 202661.6%
May 202661.6%
June 202658.7%
July 202660.5%
August 202657.5%
Emergency departments: 12 hours or more
August 2025787
September 2025804
October 2025953
November 20251,008
December 20251,022
January 20261,088
February 2026976
March 2026969
April 2026946
May 2026920
June 20261,124
July 20261,139
August 20261,101

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
64.4%
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: at least 75% of patients should start treatment within 62 days (without suspensions) of first being suspected of cancer. Source
Single cancer pathway: counted from when cancer is first suspected, without suspensions.
68.4%0.0% July 2025July 2026
Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
July 202568.4%
August 202568.4%
September 202560.7%
October 202560.5%
November 202553.8%
December 202559.1%
January 202656.2%
February 202655.1%
March 202663.3%
April 202661.7%
May 202660.9%
June 202663.6%
July 202664.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
13,110
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: the maximum wait for access to specified diagnostic tests is 8 weeks. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
26,015
July 2026 · Welsh Government
14k6,432 July 2025July 2026
26k19k July 2025July 2026
Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
July 202513,344
August 202514,243
September 202513,667
October 202511,210
November 202510,138
December 202510,592
January 202610,925
February 20269,544
March 20266,432
April 20267,913
May 20269,139
June 202611,465
July 202613,110
Diagnostic waiting list
July 202525,170
August 202525,153
September 202524,248
October 202523,348
November 202522,297
December 202522,975
January 202622,701
February 202622,340
March 202618,957
April 202620,705
May 202620,808
June 202625,191
July 202626,015

Ambulance response times

Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
8 min 03 sec
August 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government: the target for median response to both purple and red calls is 6 to 8 minutes. Source
9 min 02 sec8 min 03 sec July 2025August 2026
Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
July 20258 min 10 sec
August 20258 min 28 sec
September 20258 min 21 sec
October 20258 min 14 sec
November 20258 min 10 sec
December 20259 min 02 sec
January 20268 min 44 sec
February 20268 min 30 sec
March 20268 min 41 sec
April 20268 min 34 sec
May 20268 min 13 sec
June 20268 min 55 sec
July 20268 min 16 sec
August 20268 min 03 sec

Staff

NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
15,020
March 2026 · Welsh Government
15k14k March 2021March 2026
NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
March 202113,810
September 202113,747
March 202214,073
September 202214,115
March 202314,485
September 202314,722
March 202415,006
September 202415,068
March 202515,402
September 202515,241
March 202615,020

Comparing the UK nations

Wales counts referral-to-treatment pathways against 26-week and 36-week targets, and diagnostic waits against 8 weeks. England uses 18 weeks and six weeks, and Scotland reports by stage of treatment, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Cardiff · Vale of Glamorgan

Where Cardiff and Vale University Health Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Cardiff and Vale University Health Board this page

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026