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Hywel Dda University Health Board

local health board · Wales · Wales · code W11000025

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

The Welsh Government counted 88,063 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Hywel Dda University Health Board at the end of July 2026. That is down 6% from 93,521 in July 2025.

At the end of July 2026, 66.2% of the pathways waiting at Hywel Dda University Health Board had been waiting under 26 weeks, according to the Welsh Government. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in July 2025 (64.0%). That is 28.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 67.1% of A&E attendances at Hywel Dda University Health Board ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, the Welsh Government reports. That is 4.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (71.2%). That is 27.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In July 2026, 61.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Hywel Dda University Health Board started treatment within 62 days, the Welsh Government reports. That is 1.5 percentage points lower than in July 2025 (62.7%). That is 13.8 points below the 75% the standard sets out.

At the end of July 2026, 6,651 people at Hywel Dda University Health Board had been waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test, the Welsh Government reports. That is up 91% from 3,481 in July 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
88,063
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Counts pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
66.2%
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
22,058
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: no patients should wait more than 36 weeks for treatment from referral. Source
94k81k July 2025July 2026
68.9%0.0% July 2025July 2026
24k18k July 2025July 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
July 202593,521
August 202591,941
September 202591,926
October 202590,989
November 202587,836
December 202586,248
January 202684,261
February 202680,816
March 202680,528
April 202681,851
May 202684,646
June 202686,554
July 202688,063
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
July 202564.0%
August 202562.8%
September 202563.3%
October 202563.7%
November 202564.0%
December 202562.9%
January 202664.7%
February 202667.2%
March 202668.9%
April 202667.7%
May 202666.9%
June 202667.3%
July 202666.2%
Pathways waiting more than 36 weeks
July 202523,579
August 202523,511
September 202522,117
October 202522,140
November 202521,845
December 202521,994
January 202620,517
February 202619,050
March 202618,453
April 202618,863
May 202619,397
June 202620,546
July 202622,058

A&E

Emergency departments: under 4 hours
67.1%
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
1,621
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
75.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,6501,191 August 2025August 2026
Emergency departments: under 4 hours
August 202571.2%
September 202573.6%
October 202571.6%
November 202571.2%
December 202572.4%
January 202672.0%
February 202673.5%
March 202675.1%
April 202671.8%
May 202666.5%
June 202667.6%
July 202668.1%
August 202667.1%
Emergency departments: 12 hours or more
August 20251,371
September 20251,212
October 20251,354
November 20251,219
December 20251,248
January 20261,368
February 20261,191
March 20261,206
April 20261,324
May 20261,650
June 20261,625
July 20261,613
August 20261,621

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
61.2%
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.
66.7%0.0% July 2025July 2026
Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
July 202562.7%
August 202565.1%
September 202560.6%
October 202566.7%
November 202563.1%
December 202566.0%
January 202660.6%
February 202659.8%
March 202660.1%
April 202658.4%
May 202656.9%
June 202660.3%
July 202661.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
6,651
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: the maximum wait for access to specified diagnostic tests is 8 weeks. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
18,728
July 2026 · Welsh Government
6,6511,656 July 2025July 2026
19k14k July 2025July 2026
Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
July 20253,481
August 20253,289
September 20252,598
October 20251,944
November 20251,656
December 20251,876
January 20263,669
February 20263,290
March 20263,308
April 20264,149
May 20265,682
June 20266,252
July 20266,651
Diagnostic waiting list
July 202515,811
August 202513,948
September 202514,362
October 202514,516
November 202514,292
December 202514,733
January 202615,314
February 202616,538
March 202616,878
April 202617,593
May 202618,038
June 202618,271
July 202618,728

Ambulance response times

Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
10 min 59 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
11 min 52 sec9 min 10 sec July 2025August 2026
Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
July 20259 min 10 sec
August 202511 min 12 sec
September 20259 min 57 sec
October 20259 min 46 sec
November 20259 min 30 sec
December 202510 min 20 sec
January 202610 min 14 sec
February 20269 min 33 sec
March 20269 min 58 sec
April 202611 min 52 sec
May 202611 min 02 sec
June 202610 min 08 sec
July 202610 min 15 sec
August 202610 min 59 sec

Staff

NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
10,551
March 2026 · Welsh Government
11k9,389 March 2021March 2026
NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
March 20219,389
September 20219,411
March 20229,602
September 20229,668
March 202310,048
September 202310,226
March 202410,379
September 202410,315
March 202510,458
September 202510,362
March 202610,551

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: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire

Where Hywel Dda University Health Board sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Hywel Dda 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