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Swansea Bay University Health Board

local health board · Wales · Wales · code W11000031

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

The Welsh Government counted 93,863 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Swansea Bay University Health Board at the end of July 2026. That is down 3% from 96,536 in July 2025.

At the end of July 2026, 68.6% of the pathways waiting at Swansea Bay University Health Board had been waiting under 26 weeks, according to the Welsh Government. That is 6.0 percentage points higher than in July 2025 (62.6%). That is 26.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 69.1% of A&E attendances at Swansea Bay University Health Board ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, the Welsh Government reports. That is 8.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (77.5%). That is 25.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In July 2026, 44.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Swansea Bay University Health Board started treatment within 62 days, the Welsh Government reports. That is 19.9 percentage points lower than in July 2025 (64.6%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 30.3 points below the 75% the standard sets out.

At the end of July 2026, 4,615 people at Swansea Bay University Health Board had been waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test, the Welsh Government reports. That is up 101% from 2,295 in July 2025.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
93,863
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Counts pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
68.6%
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
21,308
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: no patients should wait more than 36 weeks for treatment from referral. Source
97k81k July 2025July 2026
69.4%0.0% July 2025July 2026
26k17k July 2025July 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment pathways)
July 202596,536
August 202595,586
September 202594,252
October 202593,163
November 202591,494
December 202590,751
January 202689,326
February 202686,302
March 202681,237
April 202686,477
May 202689,615
June 202691,038
July 202693,863
Pathways waiting under 26 weeks
July 202562.6%
August 202561.7%
September 202562.9%
October 202563.9%
November 202564.4%
December 202564.1%
January 202664.3%
February 202666.4%
March 202669.0%
April 202669.4%
May 202668.8%
June 202669.1%
July 202668.6%
Pathways waiting more than 36 weeks
July 202525,490
August 202525,696
September 202523,825
October 202523,514
November 202522,876
December 202522,688
January 202622,252
February 202620,506
March 202617,439
April 202618,432
May 202619,181
June 202619,962
July 202621,308

A&E

Emergency departments: under 4 hours
69.1%
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
1,117
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
77.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,366852 August 2025August 2026
Emergency departments: under 4 hours
August 202577.5%
September 202575.7%
October 202573.8%
November 202572.3%
December 202571.9%
January 202670.8%
February 202667.7%
March 202668.4%
April 202668.9%
May 202667.7%
June 202666.1%
July 202666.7%
August 202669.1%
Emergency departments: 12 hours or more
August 2025852
September 2025995
October 20251,092
November 2025984
December 20251,053
January 20261,272
February 20261,203
March 20261,356
April 20261,319
May 20261,347
June 20261,366
July 20261,363
August 20261,117

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
44.7%
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.
64.6%0.0% July 2025July 2026
Cancer: started treatment within 62 days
July 202564.6%
August 202563.9%
September 202562.7%
October 202558.1%
November 202556.6%
December 202562.5%
January 202661.4%
February 202658.2%
March 202662.2%
April 202648.4%
May 202654.4%
June 202649.5%
July 202644.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
4,615
July 2026 · Welsh Government
Standard: Welsh Government target: the maximum wait for access to specified diagnostic tests is 8 weeks. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
15,681
July 2026 · Welsh Government
6,059981 July 2025July 2026
18k13k July 2025July 2026
Waiting more than 8 weeks for a diagnostic test
July 20252,295
August 20252,471
September 20253,017
October 20253,873
November 20254,434
December 20256,042
January 20266,059
February 20262,917
March 2026981
April 20263,031
May 20265,065
June 20265,243
July 20264,615
Diagnostic waiting list
July 202513,114
August 202513,224
September 202514,373
October 202515,823
November 202517,013
December 202518,221
January 202618,161
February 202616,361
March 202614,229
April 202615,791
May 202616,640
June 202616,395
July 202615,681

Ambulance response times

Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
9 min 29 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 49 sec7 min 41 sec July 2025August 2026
Ambulance: median response to red calls in this area
July 20258 min 52 sec
August 20258 min 38 sec
September 20257 min 51 sec
October 20258 min 17 sec
November 20257 min 41 sec
December 20259 min 21 sec
January 20269 min 47 sec
February 20268 min 33 sec
March 20269 min 28 sec
April 20269 min 34 sec
May 20269 min 19 sec
June 20269 min 17 sec
July 20269 min 49 sec
August 20269 min 29 sec

Staff

NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
12,731
March 2026 · Welsh Government
13k12k March 2021March 2026
NHS staff (full-time equivalent)
March 202111,812
September 202111,655
March 202211,783
September 202211,702
March 202312,081
September 202312,202
March 202412,544
September 202412,714
March 202512,869
September 202512,834
March 202612,731

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: Neath Port Talbot · Swansea

Where Swansea Bay University Health Board sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Swansea Bay 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