FoI Number
2025-105
Subject
Audiology Waiting Times
Date Received
13/05/2025
Request and Response

Time period – Please include data for each of the last 12 months available, ideally presented monthly or quarterly.

  1. Audiology waiting times – Please provide the average and maximum waiting times for patients referred to audiology services within your health board, broken down by:

o          Initial assessment/consultation

o          Diagnostic testing

o          Hearing aid fitting (if applicable)

o          Follow-up appointments

  1. Patient numbers – For each of the service stages listed above, please also provide the number of patients currently waiting and the number seen during each reporting period.
  2. Longest wait – Please specify the longest individual waiting time experienced by a patient within the reporting period.

See attached excel spreadsheet