Written question WQ89236
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting per week for predictive genetic testing and confirm the average current waiting time in Wales?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
The All Wales Medical Genomics Service receives around 10 referrals per week for predictive testing across the whole of Wales. This includes patients with a range of familial conditions including an inherited predisposition to cancer, cardiac conditions and neurological conditions.
All referrals are triaged according to individual patient need with urgent cases being actioned within 2 weeks of referral. The median wait for an appointment is currently around 18 weeks but this varies depending on patient priority. With the recent introduction of a new clinical information management system and a current waiting list validation exercise this is a continually improving picture.