General Medicine - Swansea Bay University Local Health Board
Last updated: 24/11/2024 00:01
The waiting time information is updated once a month and is provided by each local health board. To help you understand how long people are currently waiting we have provided the following:
This is the time you will wait for your first hospital appointment with a clinician following a referral from your GP or medical practitioner.
| The average waiting time for a first outpatient appointment for this speciality is 2 weeks |
10% of people are waiting 18 weeks or more for a first outpatient appointment following their referral being received by the hospital |
This is the time you will wait to start of treatment following a referral from your GP or other medical practitioner. This is often referred to as a ‘referral to treatment’ waiting time.
| The average waiting time to start treatment for this speciality is 2 weeks |
10% of people are waiting 18 weeks or more to start treatment following their referral being received by the hospital |
Note: the median is used to determine the average waiting time. Some patients will wait less than the average (median) waiting time and some will wait longer. If you would like any further information, please see the frequently asked questions page.
Please contact your local health board if you have any queries regarding your waiting times - do not ring 111 as your query will not be resolved on this line.