Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of reasons why patients were removed from waiting lists for elective care operations for each month of this calendar year?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | Answered on 24/06/2025
The Welsh Government does not hold this level of detail.
There are a variety of reasons why someone may be removed from an elective care waiting list. These range from someone declaring they no long want an operation, to clinical fitness for a procedure because of anaesthetic risk.
The management of removal from waiting lists is covered in the RTT waiting times guidance.