Written question WQ92441
- Asked by
- Llyr GruffyddPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 3 days
Question
Why was Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board reporting against ten speciality areas for under 18s waiting over two years in April 2022, compared to eight speciality areas in December 2023, as set out in the response to WQ91965?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Table 1 below shows the specialities with two year waits for under 18 years for April 2022 and December 2023.
There was no change in the way data were reported over this period, However, the number of specialties with waits over two years fell from ten to eight. Specifically, endocrinology waits over two years were cleared by June 2022 and gynaecology waits over two years were cleared by October 2023.
Table 1: Waits over two years for patients under 18 years, April 2022 and December 2023 for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Apr-22
Dec-23
Dermatology
49
68
Ear Nose & Throat
538
92
Endocrinology
1
0
General surgery
33
6
Gynaecology
3
0
Ophthalmology
135
42
Oral surgery
144
58
Orthodontics
184
386
Urology
53
9
Orthopaedics
79
7
Total
1219
688