Information about Waiting Times in England

Later this year, Powys Teaching Health Board will introduce some changes to the way we commission your planned appointments and procedures from hospitals in England.

More information is available below and from a new section of our website which will be updated in June with further information including FAQs.

These changes will mean that wherever you live in Powys you will receive planned care based on the NHS Wales waiting time measures, rather than based on NHS England waiting time measures.

We are planning for these measures to be in place from July 2025.

In the meantime, there are no changes to planned appointments and procedures. Please continue to attend your appointments and procedures as normal.

We are working with hospital providers in NHS England to develop more detailed plans. Further information will be available in June.

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. You will remain on the waiting list and the hospital will contact you to arrange your appointment.

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.