Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm the Welsh Government's total expenditure allocated to reducing waiting times and the waiting list since 1 January 2025, broken down by health board?
Since 2022, we have distributed £170m a year between health boards to support planned care delivery. The health board allocations for 2024-25 include planned care funding for January to March 2025 and the 2025-26 allocations include planned care funding for April 2025 to March 2026: Health board allocations | GOV.WALES
In addition to this, health boards received funding against their plans to reduce long waiting times between October 2024 and March 2025 (this is shown in column one of the table below).
Health boards have also received a share of the £120m plan to reduce long waiting times in 2025-26. Column two in the table shows funding allocated to date – in 2025-26 the funding is being released on proof of delivery against agreed plans.
|
Expenditure payments |
October 24-March 25 |
April 25-July 2025 |
|
Aneurin Bevan UHB |
£5,763,000 |
£1,693,000 |
|
Betsi Cadwalader UHB |
£4,932,636 |
£335,000 |
|
Cardiff and Vale UHB |
£4,916,608 |
£2,204,000 |
|
Cwm Taff Morgannwg UHB |
£5,184,840 |
£3,193,000 |
|
Hywel Dda UHB |
£7,334,556 |
£1,093,000 |
|
Powys TH** |
£265,018 |
£10,000 |
|
Swansea Bay UHB |
£5,262,635 |
£803,000 |
|
SE W regional cataracts* |
£7,518,000 |
£3,000,000 |
* SE regional cataracts refers to Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Cardiff and Vale university health boards.
** Powys tHB’s allocation is for providing planned care services; many Powys residents treated in Wales will be treated in neighbouring health boards.