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flag Hywel Dda Health Board improved cancer and diagnostic wait times in Wales by Dec. 2025, with 66.5% of patients starting treatment within 62 days.

flag Hywel Dda University Health Board, overseeing Withybush Hospital, reported major improvements in treatment wait times by December 2025, leading Wales in cancer care with 66.5% of patients starting treatment within 62 days—up from 53.1% in January. flag Diagnostic waits improved significantly, with 13.4% exceeding the eight-week target, down from 43%. flag First outpatient waits over a year were nearly eliminated, and emergency department performance rose, with 71.2% seen within four hours. flag However, therapy services saw a slight increase in delays, with 24.7% waiting beyond 14 weeks. flag The board credited progress to better capacity, staffing, and coordination, and pledged continued efforts to improve care.

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