…eiving treatment, with over 358 thousand consultations taking place in the latest month. The number of pathways waiting more than two years decreased for the fourth consecutive month, falling by 14% since the peak in March. July also saw just over 87,000 patient pathways closed, a significant increase from the early stages of the pandemic and 10% higher than for the same month in 2021. Performance against targets for diagnostic and therapies servi…

…erformance data published today. A Welsh Government spokesperson said: The latest data shows pressure on our health and care system continues to grow. But our hardworking health and social care staff continue to deliver high quality care when people need it. It is encouraging the number of patients newly diagnosed with cancer starting their first definitive treatment and the number of patients informed they did not have cancer have both increased…

…e hospitals are the highest on record, having increased 11 per cent in the latest year. Attendances at Emergency Departments were the highest for any January on record. Despite this, performance increased against the four-hour target, while the average time spent in emergency departments decreased in January compared to the previous month. The number of patients to receive a ‘red’ or most urgent ambulance response in eight minutes was the second h…

…or the antiviral medicine molnupiravir. They will also now be offered the new combination treatment nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) which unlike the monoclonal antibody treatment sotrovimab which is given in hospitals can be taken at home. Clinical trials show when Paxlovid is taken within five days of COVID symptoms developing it reduced the risk of hospitalisation from COVID-19 by 88 per cent. People who are eligible for treatment with Paxlov…