Information from Powys Teaching Health Board about waiting times for Planned Care
Last updated 22 September 2025
From the beginning of July 2025, we have been working with the hospitals in England so that wherever you live in Powys, you will receive planned care treatments (inpatients and daycases) and outpatient appointments based on the NHS Wales waiting time measures.
Prior to July 2025, all planned care in Wales was delivered based on NHS Wales waiting time measures, and all planned care in England was delivered based on NHS England waiting time measures.
The NHS Performance Framework sets out the targets for the NHS in Wales in 2025/26 which are that no patient waits more than 52 weeks for first outpatient appointment and no patient waits more than 104 weeks for treatment. Work is continuing to reduce waiting times in NHS Wales in line with Welsh Government priorities.
Providers have also been asked to consider patients with an English GP to be treated to NHS England standards.
This change does NOT include:
Cancer referrals
Urgent and emergency referrals
Appointments for people under 18
People resident outside Powys (including if you are registered with a Powys GP)
Follow up appointments and your ongoing care for long term conditions (e.g. diabetes)
If you already have a date for your appointment or procedure, then this is not affected. Please attend your appointment as normal.
You do not need to take any action. You will remain on the waiting list and the hospital will contact you to arrange your appointment. There is no need to contact your hospital provider or your GP practice to ask for an update on when your appointment will take place, or to expedite your appointment unless your symptoms have significantly changed.
This is not a decision we have taken lightly, and it reflects the way we are funded. We must take action to live within our means, or we will build up bigger financial difficulties for the future.