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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Owain Clarke

    Fourth consecutive monthly rise in people waiting for NHS treatment (opens the original)

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    The number of people waiting for treatment by the NHS in Wales has risen for the fourth consecutive month, according to new statistics. The figures show there were just under 709,700 cases waiting for planned treatments in July. Of these, just over 4,700 had been waiting two years or more - a 15% rise over the course of a month and 82% higher than the position at the end March. The Welsh government's health minister has described the figures as disappointing with performance "not where we want i

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Owain Clarke

    Wales risks raising 'one of the unhealthiest generations in decades' (opens the original)

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    The health of children in Wales is "shocking" and outcomes for young people are worsening or slowing down in many areas, children's doctors have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) in Wales said without urgent action Wales risked "raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades". It said the effect was most sharply felt in deprived areas. The Welsh government said it would consider the findings "carefully", and that it wanted to deliver a "sustained

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Owain Clarke

    Follow-up appointments scrapped in Welsh NHS waiting list plan (opens the original)

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    Patients will not get automatic follow-up appointments after NHS treatment unless they need them, under a new Welsh government plan to shrink waiting lists. Ministers hope the changes will mean consultants can spend more time in surgery rather than clinics. It is hoped the move will free up "tens of thousands" of hospital appointments in Wales for those waiting to be seen by a specialist for the first time. The plan also makes clear that patients who have been waiting the longest should be treat

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