Written question WQ98472
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeIndependent
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
How much of the £120 million announced last year to help cut NHS waiting times was provided to English providers to benefit Powys patients?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The £120m was to support Welsh NHS providers to reduce long waiting times and the overall waiting list. No funding was directly provided to English providers from the Welsh Government. However, some health boards may have commissioned English NHS capacity where required. We do not hold data about whether residents in Powys were treated in England as a result of this.
Management information from Powys Teaching Health Board shows:
• Powys residents on Welsh NHS waiting lists who have been waiting more than two years have reduced from 62 in April 2025 to 29 in January 2026.
• Powys residents on Welsh NHS waiting lists who have been waiting more than 52 weeks for a first outpatient appointment have reduced from 380 in April 2025 to 83 in January 2026.