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Powys Teaching Health Board

local health board · Wales · Wales · code W11000024

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

The Welsh Government counted 7,668 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Powys Teaching Health Board at the end of July 2026. That is down 4% from 7,992 in July 2025.

At the end of July 2026, 90.7% of the pathways waiting at Powys Teaching Health Board had been waiting under 26 weeks, according to the Welsh Government. That is 3.5 percentage points higher than in July 2025 (87.2%). That is 4.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 100.0% of A&E attendances at Powys Teaching Health Board ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, the Welsh Government reports. That is the same as in August 2025. That is 5.0 points above the 95% the standard sets out.

At the end of July 2026, 41 people at Powys Teaching Health Board had been waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test, the Welsh Government reports. That is down 72% from 144 in July 2025.

In August 2026, the median ambulance response to red calls in the Powys Teaching Health Board area was 12 minutes 34 seconds, the Welsh Government reports. That is up 10% from 11 minutes 26 seconds in July 2025.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
7,668
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Counts pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
90.7%
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
425
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: no patients should wait more than 36 weeks for treatment from referral. Source
7,9927,236 July 2025July 2026
92.0%0.0% July 2025July 2026
497357 July 2025July 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
July 20257,992
August 20257,869
September 20257,952
October 20257,899
November 20257,672
December 20257,470
January 20267,236
February 20267,241
March 20267,324
April 20267,463
May 20267,660
June 20267,673
July 20267,668
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
July 202587.2%
August 202587.1%
September 202587.3%
October 202586.7%
November 202587.1%
December 202586.6%
January 202686.7%
February 202689.2%
March 202692.0%
April 202690.5%
May 202690.2%
June 202691.1%
July 202690.7%
Pathways waiting more than 36 weeks
July 2025459
August 2025473
September 2025429
October 2025448
November 2025439
December 2025446
January 2026497
February 2026451
March 2026360
April 2026357
May 2026404
June 2026414
July 2026425

A&E

Emergency departments: under 4 hours
100.0%
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
0
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
100.0%0.0% August 2025August 2026
10 August 2025August 2026
Emergency departments: under 4 hours
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Emergency departments: 12 hours or more
August 20250
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260

Diagnostic tests

Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
41
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: the maximum wait for access to specified diagnostic tests is 8 weeks. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
725
July 2026 · Welsh Government
1441 July 2025July 2026
921589 July 2025July 2026
Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
July 2025144
August 2025123
September 2025132
October 202560
November 202521
December 202529
January 202650
February 202622
March 20261
April 202637
May 202665
June 202651
July 202641
Diagnostic waiting list
July 2025589
August 2025921
September 2025845
October 2025839
November 2025726
December 2025721
January 2026757
February 2026783
March 2026726
April 2026750
May 2026805
June 2026721
July 2026725

Ambulance response times

Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
12 min 34 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
14 min 32 sec9 min 47 sec July 2025August 2026
Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
July 202511 min 26 sec
August 202511 min 31 sec
September 202511 min 01 sec
October 20259 min 47 sec
November 202511 min 17 sec
December 202511 min 17 sec
January 202611 min 48 sec
February 202614 min 32 sec
March 202611 min 47 sec
April 202610 min 00 sec
May 202612 min 05 sec
June 202611 min 24 sec
July 202611 min 33 sec
August 202612 min 34 sec

Staff

NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
2,214
March 2026 · Welsh Government
2,2141,988 March 2021March 2026
NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
March 20211,988
September 20212,005
March 20222,050
September 20222,042
March 20232,089
September 20232,012
March 20242,079
September 20242,112
March 20252,159
September 20252,205
March 20262,214

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Powys Teaching Health Board in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

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: Powys

Where Powys Teaching Health Board sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Powys Teaching Health Board and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Powys Teaching 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