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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: money, staff and waiting times

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£2.2bn for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in 2023-24, £3,185 per resident, +2.8% on a year earlier after inflation.

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

Key figures

  • £2.2bn2023-24, cash +8.2% on a year earlier
  • £3,185Per resident, 2023-24
  • 57.2%Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales), 2026-08 Wales: 63.8%
  • 18,294 FTENHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales), 2026-03 Wales: 100,276 FTE
  • 259.6 per 1,000 residentsWaiting list per 1,000 residents (Wales), 2026-07 Wales: 223.5 per 1,000 residents

Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2019-20: Wales: Bridgend moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf on 1 April 2019, forming Swansea Bay and Cwm Taf Morgannwg university health boards; their series start then. 2020-21: Health spending from 2020-21 to 2022-23 includes Covid-19 testing, vaccines and other pandemic costs. 2022-23: England: integrated care boards replaced clinical commissioning groups on 1 July 2022. 2023-24: England: Health Education England merged into NHS England on 1 April 2023 (DHSC core tables). 2026-27: England: 42 ICBs became 36 on 1 April 2026 after mergers. The allocations restate 2025-26 on the new boundaries; waiting-list figures by ICB start in April 2026. 2026-27: England: the government announced in March 2025 that NHS England would be merged into DHSC; later PESA editions and DHSC accounts may present its budget differently. 2026-27: Scotland: NHS Education for Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland merged into NHS Delivery on 1 April 2026.

The numbers behind this chart
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
YearReal terms (2025-26 prices)Cash
2009-10
Details for 2009-10
£1,838.1m£1,202.9m
Cash
£1,202.9m
2010-11
Details for 2010-11
£1,825.2m£1,214.8m
Cash
£1,214.8m
2011-12
Details for 2011-12
£1,805.0m£1,227.0m
Cash
£1,227.0m
2012-13
Details for 2012-13
£1,794.9m£1,241.3m
Cash
£1,241.3m
2013-14
Details for 2013-14
£1,775.7m£1,253.5m
Cash
£1,253.5m
2014-15
Details for 2014-15
£1,852.7m£1,326.4m
Cash
£1,326.4m
2015-16
Details for 2015-16
£1,913.2m£1,379.3m
Cash
£1,379.3m
2016-17
Details for 2016-17
£1,947.5m£1,432.1m
Cash
£1,432.1m
2017-18
Details for 2017-18
£1,978.4m£1,473.2m
Cash
£1,473.2m
2018-19
Details for 2018-19
£2,027.8m£1,544.5m
Cash
£1,544.5m
2019-20
Details for 2019-20
£2,092.2m£1,635.5m
Cash
£1,635.5m
2020-21
Details for 2020-21
£2,251.2m£1,851.8m
Cash
£1,851.8m
2021-22
Details for 2021-22
£2,351.9m£1,939.3m
Cash
£1,939.3m
2022-23
Details for 2022-23
£2,314.7m£2,042.8m
Cash
£2,042.8m
2023-24
Details for 2023-24
£2,378.4m£2,209.4m
Cash
£2,209.4m

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
YearPer resident, 2025-26 pricesPer resident, cash
2009-10
Details for 2009-10
£2,685£1,757
Per resident, cash
£1,757
2010-11
Details for 2010-11
£2,661£1,771
Per resident, cash
£1,771
2011-12
Details for 2011-12
£2,622£1,782
Per resident, cash
£1,782
2012-13
Details for 2012-13
£2,604£1,801
Per resident, cash
£1,801
2013-14
Details for 2013-14
£2,578£1,820
Per resident, cash
£1,820
2014-15
Details for 2014-15
£2,688£1,924
Per resident, cash
£1,924
2015-16
Details for 2015-16
£2,779£2,004
Per resident, cash
£2,004
2016-17
Details for 2016-17
£2,833£2,083
Per resident, cash
£2,083
2017-18
Details for 2017-18
£2,879£2,144
Per resident, cash
£2,144
2018-19
Details for 2018-19
£2,954£2,250
Per resident, cash
£2,250
2019-20
Details for 2019-20
£3,053£2,387
Per resident, cash
£2,387
2020-21
Details for 2020-21
£3,271£2,691
Per resident, cash
£2,691
2021-22
Details for 2021-22
£3,423£2,823
Per resident, cash
£2,823
2022-23
Details for 2022-23
£3,359£2,964
Per resident, cash
£2,964
2023-24
Details for 2023-24
£3,429£3,185
Per resident, cash
£3,185

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales), NHS expenditure by programme budget category, organisation and commissioner.

Where it sits, and what is below it

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  5. Spending category
  6. Line or transaction

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

NHS expenditure on the board’s residents by programme budget category, outturn (StatsWales). Swansea Bay and Cwm Taf Morgannwg start in 2019-20, when Bridgend moved between them. The board’s allocation for the year ahead is in extra.wales.allocations and is never added to these figures.

£2.2bn in 2023-24 (cash); £2.4bn in 2025-26 prices; £3,185 per resident; +8.2% on a year earlier in cash, +2.8% in real terms.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: by spending category, 2023-24
Spending categoryCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
Other
Details for Other
£292m£314m£421+22.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£314m
Per resident
£421
Real change on a year earlier
+22.3%
Below this
Broken down below
Mental health problems
Details for Mental health problems
£247m£266m£356+4.4%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£266m
Per resident
£356
Real change on a year earlier
+4.4%
Below this
Broken down below
Cancers and tumours
Details for Cancers and tumours
£188m£202m£271+3.9%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£202m
Per resident
£271
Real change on a year earlier
+3.9%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Circulation problems
Details for Circulation problems
£186m£200m£268+6.0%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£200m
Per resident
£268
Real change on a year earlier
+6.0%
Below this
Broken down below
Trauma and injuries (inc burns)
Details for Trauma and injuries (inc burns)
£175m£188m£252+2.6%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£188m
Per resident
£252
Real change on a year earlier
+2.6%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Gastro intestinal problems
Details for Gastro intestinal problems
£140m£151m£202+5.5%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£151m
Per resident
£202
Real change on a year earlier
+5.5%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Respiratory problems
Details for Respiratory problems
£124m£134m£179−0.9%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£134m
Per resident
£179
Real change on a year earlier
−0.9%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Musculo skeletal system problems (exc Trauma)
Details for Musculo skeletal system problems (exc Trauma)
£112m£120m£161−1.6%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£120m
Per resident
£161
Real change on a year earlier
−1.6%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Neurological system problems
Details for Neurological system problems
£110m£118m£158−0.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£118m
Per resident
£158
Real change on a year earlier
−0.8%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Genito Urinary system disorders (exc infertility)
Details for Genito Urinary system disorders (exc infertility)
£97m£104m£140−3.7%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£104m
Per resident
£140
Real change on a year earlier
−3.7%
Below this
Broken down below
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems
Details for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems
£80m£86m£115−0.1%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£86m
Per resident
£115
Real change on a year earlier
−0.1%
Below this
Broken down below
Maternity and reproductive health
Details for Maternity and reproductive health
£67m£72m£96.42−0.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£72m
Per resident
£96.42
Real change on a year earlier
−0.3%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Eye/vision problems
Details for Eye/vision problems
£54m£58m£77.56−3.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£58m
Per resident
£77.56
Real change on a year earlier
−3.8%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Infectious diseases
Details for Infectious diseases
£53m£57m£76.43−24.0%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£57m
Per resident
£76.43
Real change on a year earlier
−24.0%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Learning disability problems
Details for Learning disability problems
£50m£53m£71.57+12.5%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£53m
Per resident
£71.57
Real change on a year earlier
+12.5%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Skin problems
Details for Skin problems
£49m£53m£71.28−1.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£53m
Per resident
£71.28
Real change on a year earlier
−1.3%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Dental problems
Details for Dental problems
£45m£49m£65.09−7.9%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£49m
Per resident
£65.09
Real change on a year earlier
−7.9%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Healthy individuals (includes Screening)
Details for Healthy individuals (includes Screening)
£43m£46m£62.03−14.7%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£46m
Per resident
£62.03
Real change on a year earlier
−14.7%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Social care needs
Details for Social care needs
£27m£29m£38.30+16.7%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£29m
Per resident
£38.30
Real change on a year earlier
+16.7%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Neonates
Details for Neonates
£22m£24m£31.68−2.6%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£24m
Per resident
£31.68
Real change on a year earlier
−2.6%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Poisoning
Details for Poisoning
£22m£23m£30.96+3.2%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£23m
Per resident
£30.96
Real change on a year earlier
+3.2%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Blood disorders
Details for Blood disorders
£18m£19m£25.23−18.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£19m
Per resident
£25.23
Real change on a year earlier
−18.8%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Hearing problems
Details for Hearing problems
£12m£13m£17.40−3.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£13m
Per resident
£17.40
Real change on a year earlier
−3.8%
Below this
Line or transaction not published: The programme budget has no finer split for this category.

Other

£292m in 2023-24 (cash); £314m in 2025-26 prices; £421 per resident; +28.7% on a year earlier in cash, +22.3% in real terms.

Other: by line or transaction, 2023-24
Line or transactionCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
General medical services
Details for General medical services
£147m£158m£211+7.4%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£158m
Per resident
£211
Real change on a year earlier
+7.4%
Other expenditure
Details for Other expenditure
£83m£89m£119+92.9%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£89m
Per resident
£119
Real change on a year earlier
+92.9%
Other PHW functions
Details for Other PHW functions
£31m£33m£44.07+0.9%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£33m
Per resident
£44.07
Real change on a year earlier
+0.9%
Open access
Details for Open access
£21m£23m£30.18+7.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£23m
Per resident
£30.18
Real change on a year earlier
+7.8%
Continuing care
Details for Continuing care
£11m£12m£16.50+15.2%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£12m
Per resident
£16.50
Real change on a year earlier
+15.2%

Mental health problems

£247m in 2023-24 (cash); £266m in 2025-26 prices; £356 per resident; +9.9% on a year earlier in cash, +4.4% in real terms.

Mental health problems: by line or transaction, 2023-24
Line or transactionCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
General mental illness
Details for General mental illness
£112m£120m£161+1.7%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£120m
Per resident
£161
Real change on a year earlier
+1.7%
Elderly mental illness
Details for Elderly mental illness
£71m£77m£103+8.5%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£77m
Per resident
£103
Real change on a year earlier
+8.5%
Child and adolescent mental health services
Details for Child and adolescent mental health services
£35m£38m£50.53+9.4%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£38m
Per resident
£50.53
Real change on a year earlier
+9.4%
Other mental health problems
Details for Other mental health problems
£29m£31m£41.13−0.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£31m
Per resident
£41.13
Real change on a year earlier
−0.3%

Circulation problems

£186m in 2023-24 (cash); £200m in 2025-26 prices; £268 per resident; +11.6% on a year earlier in cash, +6.0% in real terms.

Circulation problems: by line or transaction, 2023-24
Line or transactionCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
Other problems of circulation
Details for Other problems of circulation
£116m£125m£167+9.4%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£125m
Per resident
£167
Real change on a year earlier
+9.4%
Cerebrovascular disease
Details for Cerebrovascular disease
£37m£40m£53.16−1.5%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£40m
Per resident
£53.16
Real change on a year earlier
−1.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
Details for Coronary Heart Disease
£33m£36m£47.51+3.7%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£36m
Per resident
£47.51
Real change on a year earlier
+3.7%

Genito Urinary system disorders (exc infertility)

£97m in 2023-24 (cash); £104m in 2025-26 prices; £140 per resident; +1.3% on a year earlier in cash, −3.7% in real terms.

Genito Urinary system disorders (exc infertility): by line or transaction, 2023-24
Line or transactionCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
Other problems of the genito urinary system
Details for Other problems of the genito urinary system
£46m£49m£65.56+10.8%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£49m
Per resident
£65.56
Real change on a year earlier
+10.8%
Renal problems
Details for Renal problems
£36m£39m£52.16−11.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£39m
Per resident
£52.16
Real change on a year earlier
−11.3%
Genital tract problems
Details for Genital tract problems
£15m£16m£21.66−19.1%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£16m
Per resident
£21.66
Real change on a year earlier
−19.1%
Sexually transmitted infections
Details for Sexually transmitted infections
£0m£0m£0.14+3.3%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£0m
Per resident
£0.14
Real change on a year earlier
+3.3%

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems

£80m in 2023-24 (cash); £86m in 2025-26 prices; £115 per resident; +5.2% on a year earlier in cash, −0.1% in real terms.

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems: by line or transaction, 2023-24
Line or transactionCash, 2023-24Real terms (2025-26 prices)Per residentReal change on a year earlierSourceBelow this
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems
Details for Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems
£45m£49m£65.20−0.2%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£49m
Per resident
£65.20
Real change on a year earlier
−0.2%
Diabetes
Details for Diabetes
£35m£37m£49.76+0.2%Welsh Government (StatsWales)
Real terms (2025-26 prices)
£37m
Per resident
£49.76
Real change on a year earlier
+0.2%

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board against Wales: latest period of each measure
MeasureBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWalesPeriod
Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales)
Details for Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales)
57.2%63.8%2026-08
Wales
63.8%
Period
2026-08
NHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales)
Details for NHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales)
18,294 FTE100,276 FTE2026-03
Wales
100,276 FTE
Period
2026-03
Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales): Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and comparisons

Patients spending less than four hours in all emergency care facilities (major emergency departments and minor injury units) from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge, as a share of all attendances, in the month, by local health board. Each nation measures this differently, so it is never compared across nations. Target: 95% within four hours (Welsh Government target).

The numbers behind this chart
Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales): Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and comparisons (Emergency departments: within four hours (Wales))
YearBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWales
2009-10
Details for 2009-10
93.7%91.7%
Wales
91.7%
2009-11
Details for 2009-11
93.7%90.9%
Wales
90.9%
2009-12
Details for 2009-12
91.4%88.6%
Wales
88.6%
2010-01
Details for 2010-01
89.1%85.6%
Wales
85.6%
2010-02
Details for 2010-02
89.5%87.1%
Wales
87.1%
2010-03
Details for 2010-03
87.9%87.7%
Wales
87.7%
2010-04
Details for 2010-04
88.3%87.8%
Wales
87.8%
2010-05
Details for 2010-05
91.6%89.4%
Wales
89.4%
2010-06
Details for 2010-06
92.1%89.8%
Wales
89.8%
2010-07
Details for 2010-07
92.3%90.4%
Wales
90.4%
2010-08
Details for 2010-08
93.0%89.7%
Wales
89.7%
2010-09
Details for 2010-09
91.4%88.4%
Wales
88.4%
2010-10
Details for 2010-10
91.0%89.2%
Wales
89.2%
2010-11
Details for 2010-11
91.4%89.0%
Wales
89.0%
2010-12
Details for 2010-12
84.5%83.6%
Wales
83.6%
2011-01
Details for 2011-01
86.5%85.9%
Wales
85.9%
2011-02
Details for 2011-02
86.2%85.9%
Wales
85.9%
2011-03
Details for 2011-03
84.9%87.0%
Wales
87.0%
2011-04
Details for 2011-04
86.5%88.0%
Wales
88.0%
2011-05
Details for 2011-05
88.2%89.3%
Wales
89.3%
2011-06
Details for 2011-06
85.4%89.3%
Wales
89.3%
2011-07
Details for 2011-07
86.1%89.2%
Wales
89.2%
2011-08
Details for 2011-08
89.2%91.2%
Wales
91.2%
2011-09
Details for 2011-09
87.7%89.9%
Wales
89.9%
2011-10
Details for 2011-10
87.9%89.3%
Wales
89.3%
2011-11
Details for 2011-11
86.1%89.1%
Wales
89.1%
2011-12
Details for 2011-12
86.1%89.2%
Wales
89.2%
2012-01
Details for 2012-01
86.9%89.4%
Wales
89.4%
2012-02
Details for 2012-02
83.5%86.7%
Wales
86.7%
2012-03
Details for 2012-03
83.3%87.8%
Wales
87.8%
2012-04
Details for 2012-04
85.7%87.5%
Wales
87.5%
2012-05
Details for 2012-05
87.3%87.6%
Wales
87.6%
2012-06
Details for 2012-06
89.3%88.8%
Wales
88.8%
2012-07
Details for 2012-07
87.5%88.7%
Wales
88.7%
2012-08
Details for 2012-08
89.3%88.9%
Wales
88.9%
2012-09
Details for 2012-09
89.0%89.4%
Wales
89.4%
2012-10
Details for 2012-10
91.9%88.6%
Wales
88.6%
2012-11
Details for 2012-11
89.7%88.0%
Wales
88.0%
2012-12
Details for 2012-12
88.9%87.6%
Wales
87.6%
2013-01
Details for 2013-01
88.7%86.7%
Wales
86.7%
2013-02
Details for 2013-02
87.6%86.0%
Wales
86.0%
2013-03
Details for 2013-03
85.5%84.3%
Wales
84.3%
2013-04
Details for 2013-04
85.9%86.0%
Wales
86.0%
2013-05
Details for 2013-05
90.1%91.3%
Wales
91.3%
2013-06
Details for 2013-06
92.7%92.9%
Wales
92.9%
2013-07
Details for 2013-07
92.2%92.3%
Wales
92.3%
2013-08
Details for 2013-08
90.4%91.8%
Wales
91.8%
2013-09
Details for 2013-09
88.9%90.7%
Wales
90.7%
2013-10
Details for 2013-10
89.8%90.5%
Wales
90.5%
2013-11
Details for 2013-11
88.0%89.7%
Wales
89.7%
2013-12
Details for 2013-12
87.1%89.5%
Wales
89.5%
2014-01
Details for 2014-01
85.4%88.9%
Wales
88.9%
2014-02
Details for 2014-02
82.9%86.6%
Wales
86.6%
2014-03
Details for 2014-03
84.6%87.8%
Wales
87.8%
2014-04
Details for 2014-04
85.3%88.1%
Wales
88.1%
2014-05
Details for 2014-05
84.8%87.7%
Wales
87.7%
2014-06
Details for 2014-06
84.2%88.0%
Wales
88.0%
2014-07
Details for 2014-07
84.0%87.7%
Wales
87.7%
2014-08
Details for 2014-08
83.7%86.8%
Wales
86.8%
2014-09
Details for 2014-09
80.8%86.3%
Wales
86.3%
2014-10
Details for 2014-10
80.2%84.8%
Wales
84.8%
2014-11
Details for 2014-11
79.5%83.8%
Wales
83.8%
2014-12
Details for 2014-12
77.6%81.1%
Wales
81.1%
2015-01
Details for 2015-01
77.2%82.4%
Wales
82.4%
2015-02
Details for 2015-02
78.2%83.7%
Wales
83.7%
2015-03
Details for 2015-03
78.6%82.3%
Wales
82.3%
2015-04
Details for 2015-04
81.1%83.1%
Wales
83.1%
2015-05
Details for 2015-05
82.4%84.4%
Wales
84.4%
2015-06
Details for 2015-06
83.3%85.0%
Wales
85.0%
2015-07
Details for 2015-07
82.9%85.6%
Wales
85.6%
2015-08
Details for 2015-08
82.5%83.7%
Wales
83.7%
2015-09
Details for 2015-09
80.5%84.0%
Wales
84.0%
2015-10
Details for 2015-10
81.1%83.7%
Wales
83.7%
2015-11
Details for 2015-11
79.7%81.5%
Wales
81.5%
2015-12
Details for 2015-12
80.4%81.5%
Wales
81.5%
2016-01
Details for 2016-01
75.4%78.5%
Wales
78.5%
2016-02
Details for 2016-02
76.6%77.2%
Wales
77.2%
2016-03
Details for 2016-03
74.9%76.5%
Wales
76.5%
2016-04
Details for 2016-04
76.7%80.3%
Wales
80.3%
2016-05
Details for 2016-05
79.9%82.6%
Wales
82.6%
2016-06
Details for 2016-06
78.9%83.3%
Wales
83.3%
2016-07
Details for 2016-07
78.5%83.2%
Wales
83.2%
2016-08
Details for 2016-08
79.5%84.4%
Wales
84.4%
2016-09
Details for 2016-09
79.7%82.9%
Wales
82.9%
2016-10
Details for 2016-10
81.3%82.4%
Wales
82.4%
2016-11
Details for 2016-11
78.5%82.1%
Wales
82.1%
2016-12
Details for 2016-12
76.8%80.4%
Wales
80.4%
2017-01
Details for 2017-01
77.4%79.0%
Wales
79.0%
2017-02
Details for 2017-02
78.4%80.9%
Wales
80.9%
2017-03
Details for 2017-03
77.6%81.0%
Wales
81.0%
2017-04
Details for 2017-04
76.7%82.9%
Wales
82.9%
2017-05
Details for 2017-05
78.9%83.2%
Wales
83.2%
2017-06
Details for 2017-06
78.4%84.0%
Wales
84.0%
2017-07
Details for 2017-07
77.6%83.8%
Wales
83.8%
2017-08
Details for 2017-08
80.2%84.7%
Wales
84.7%
2017-09
Details for 2017-09
78.5%84.5%
Wales
84.5%
2017-10
Details for 2017-10
78.8%83.5%
Wales
83.5%
2017-11
Details for 2017-11
78.5%82.9%
Wales
82.9%
2017-12
Details for 2017-12
73.0%79.0%
Wales
79.0%
2018-01
Details for 2018-01
72.8%78.0%
Wales
78.0%
2018-02
Details for 2018-02
70.3%76.0%
Wales
76.0%
2018-03
Details for 2018-03
67.8%75.7%
Wales
75.7%
2018-04
Details for 2018-04
73.8%80.0%
Wales
80.0%
2018-05
Details for 2018-05
77.5%82.0%
Wales
82.0%
2018-06
Details for 2018-06
74.8%83.3%
Wales
83.3%
2018-07
Details for 2018-07
71.5%81.4%
Wales
81.4%
2018-08
Details for 2018-08
69.9%80.0%
Wales
80.0%
2018-09
Details for 2018-09
69.7%80.3%
Wales
80.3%
2018-10
Details for 2018-10
70.6%80.0%
Wales
80.0%
2018-11
Details for 2018-11
71.7%80.1%
Wales
80.1%
2018-12
Details for 2018-12
67.7%77.8%
Wales
77.8%
2019-01
Details for 2019-01
66.9%77.2%
Wales
77.2%
2019-02
Details for 2019-02
72.5%79.0%
Wales
79.0%
2019-03
Details for 2019-03
71.1%78.7%
Wales
78.7%
2019-04
Details for 2019-04
69.6%76.6%
Wales
76.6%
2019-05
Details for 2019-05
71.2%78.4%
Wales
78.4%
2019-06
Details for 2019-06
71.5%78.0%
Wales
78.0%
2019-07
Details for 2019-07
73.8%77.7%
Wales
77.7%
2019-08
Details for 2019-08
73.1%77.5%
Wales
77.5%
2019-09
Details for 2019-09
71.7%75.3%
Wales
75.3%
2019-10
Details for 2019-10
71.2%75.3%
Wales
75.3%
2019-11
Details for 2019-11
70.6%74.1%
Wales
74.1%
2019-12
Details for 2019-12
62.9%71.3%
Wales
71.3%
2020-01
Details for 2020-01
64.5%73.6%
Wales
73.6%
2020-02
Details for 2020-02
63.2%74.6%
Wales
74.6%
2020-03
Details for 2020-03
73.1%77.9%
Wales
77.9%
2020-04
Details for 2020-04
90.9%87.0%
Wales
87.0%
2020-05
Details for 2020-05
89.8%87.7%
Wales
87.7%
2020-06
Details for 2020-06
84.0%86.1%
Wales
86.1%
2020-07
Details for 2020-07
80.0%82.1%
Wales
82.1%
2020-08
Details for 2020-08
78.2%80.0%
Wales
80.0%
2020-09
Details for 2020-09
77.9%78.5%
Wales
78.5%
2020-10
Details for 2020-10
74.1%77.3%
Wales
77.3%
2020-11
Details for 2020-11
73.1%75.7%
Wales
75.7%
2020-12
Details for 2020-12
64.7%70.8%
Wales
70.8%
2021-01
Details for 2021-01
66.3%75.0%
Wales
75.0%
2021-02
Details for 2021-02
70.2%75.0%
Wales
75.0%
2021-03
Details for 2021-03
69.6%75.8%
Wales
75.8%
2021-04
Details for 2021-04
70.6%75.3%
Wales
75.3%
2021-05
Details for 2021-05
67.9%72.2%
Wales
72.2%
2021-06
Details for 2021-06
67.6%71.7%
Wales
71.7%
2021-07
Details for 2021-07
67.2%71.0%
Wales
71.0%
2021-08
Details for 2021-08
64.9%69.7%
Wales
69.7%
2021-09
Details for 2021-09
65.3%67.5%
Wales
67.5%
2021-10
Details for 2021-10
62.8%65.6%
Wales
65.6%
2021-11
Details for 2021-11
62.6%67.5%
Wales
67.5%
2021-12
Details for 2021-12
60.8%66.2%
Wales
66.2%
2022-01
Details for 2022-01
62.6%67.8%
Wales
67.8%
2022-02
Details for 2022-02
59.4%66.3%
Wales
66.3%
2022-03
Details for 2022-03
59.1%65.0%
Wales
65.0%
2022-04
Details for 2022-04
56.0%65.8%
Wales
65.8%
2022-05
Details for 2022-05
60.7%66.6%
Wales
66.6%
2022-06
Details for 2022-06
62.7%66.4%
Wales
66.4%
2022-07
Details for 2022-07
61.5%65.9%
Wales
65.9%
2022-08
Details for 2022-08
62.0%67.1%
Wales
67.1%
2022-09
Details for 2022-09
64.1%67.9%
Wales
67.9%
2022-10
Details for 2022-10
62.9%66.6%
Wales
66.6%
2022-11
Details for 2022-11
65.2%67.3%
Wales
67.3%
2022-12
Details for 2022-12
60.0%63.5%
Wales
63.5%
2023-01
Details for 2023-01
69.6%69.9%
Wales
69.9%
2023-02
Details for 2023-02
71.4%71.5%
Wales
71.5%
2023-03
Details for 2023-03
66.9%69.5%
Wales
69.5%
2023-04
Details for 2023-04
64.7%70.0%
Wales
70.0%
2023-05
Details for 2023-05
67.5%71.7%
Wales
71.7%
2023-06
Details for 2023-06
69.5%72.2%
Wales
72.2%
2023-07
Details for 2023-07
67.6%70.4%
Wales
70.4%
2023-08
Details for 2023-08
67.9%68.7%
Wales
68.7%
2023-09
Details for 2023-09
68.5%69.6%
Wales
69.6%
2023-10
Details for 2023-10
66.0%68.5%
Wales
68.5%
2023-11
Details for 2023-11
65.6%69.1%
Wales
69.1%
2023-12
Details for 2023-12
62.2%66.4%
Wales
66.4%
2024-01
Details for 2024-01
64.1%68.1%
Wales
68.1%
2024-02
Details for 2024-02
63.8%67.6%
Wales
67.6%
2024-03
Details for 2024-03
61.8%67.5%
Wales
67.5%
2024-04
Details for 2024-04
68.6%69.9%
Wales
69.9%
2024-05
Details for 2024-05
68.5%69.4%
Wales
69.4%
2024-06
Details for 2024-06
65.7%68.5%
Wales
68.5%
2024-07
Details for 2024-07
64.1%68.9%
Wales
68.9%
2024-08
Details for 2024-08
65.3%68.9%
Wales
68.9%
2024-09
Details for 2024-09
62.1%68.4%
Wales
68.4%
2024-10
Details for 2024-10
61.4%68.0%
Wales
68.0%
2024-11
Details for 2024-11
62.9%67.6%
Wales
67.6%
2024-12
Details for 2024-12
58.2%64.8%
Wales
64.8%
2025-01
Details for 2025-01
58.5%67.6%
Wales
67.6%
2025-02
Details for 2025-02
60.5%67.8%
Wales
67.8%
2025-03
Details for 2025-03
57.2%66.9%
Wales
66.9%
2025-04
Details for 2025-04
60.8%68.4%
Wales
68.4%
2025-05
Details for 2025-05
59.8%68.0%
Wales
68.0%
2025-06
Details for 2025-06
58.0%67.0%
Wales
67.0%
2025-07
Details for 2025-07
59.4%68.2%
Wales
68.2%
2025-08
Details for 2025-08
57.7%66.5%
Wales
66.5%
2025-09
Details for 2025-09
56.6%66.7%
Wales
66.7%
2025-10
Details for 2025-10
55.9%66.0%
Wales
66.0%
2025-11
Details for 2025-11
55.5%65.0%
Wales
65.0%
2025-12
Details for 2025-12
55.3%64.3%
Wales
64.3%
2026-01
Details for 2026-01
54.5%64.5%
Wales
64.5%
2026-02
Details for 2026-02
55.0%64.9%
Wales
64.9%
2026-03
Details for 2026-03
56.6%65.3%
Wales
65.3%
2026-04
Details for 2026-04
59.0%65.9%
Wales
65.9%
2026-05
Details for 2026-05
58.2%64.4%
Wales
64.4%
2026-06
Details for 2026-06
58.1%63.0%
Wales
63.0%
2026-07
Details for 2026-07
57.8%64.1%
Wales
64.1%
2026-08
Details for 2026-08
57.2%63.8%
Wales
63.8%

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

NHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales): Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and comparisons

Staff directly employed by NHS Wales organisations, full-time equivalent. Annual figures to 2018, quarterly from December 2018. By local health board it counts the board’s own staff; the Welsh Ambulance Service, Velindre and other national bodies are in the Wales total only. Excludes GP practices. Breaks in the series: 2018-12: Quarterly from here; annual before.

The numbers behind this chart
NHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales): Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and comparisons (NHS staff, full-time equivalent (Wales), FTE)
YearBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWales
2009
Details for 2009
14,21872,688
Wales
72,688
2010
Details for 2010
14,05672,487
Wales
72,487
2011
Details for 2011
13,71371,828
Wales
71,828
2012
Details for 2012
13,71872,002
Wales
72,002
2013
Details for 2013
13,73672,390
Wales
72,390
2014
Details for 2014
14,07772,470
Wales
72,470
2015
Details for 2015
14,20673,971
Wales
73,971
2016
Details for 2016
14,39576,301
Wales
76,301
2017
Details for 2017
15,01277,971
Wales
77,971
2018
Details for 2018
15,24979,054
Wales
79,054
2018-12
Details for 2018-12
15,38479,660
Wales
79,660
2019-03
Details for 2019-03
15,41680,070
Wales
80,070
2019-06
Details for 2019-06
15,31980,029
Wales
80,029
2019-09
Details for 2019-09
15,44981,044
Wales
81,044
2019-12
Details for 2019-12
15,48381,541
Wales
81,541
2020-03
Details for 2020-03
15,57182,405
Wales
82,405
2020-06
Details for 2020-06
16,09085,460
Wales
85,460
2020-09
Details for 2020-09
15,95485,150
Wales
85,150
2020-12
Details for 2020-12
16,02886,208
Wales
86,208
2021-03
Details for 2021-03
16,28088,337
Wales
88,337
2021-06
Details for 2021-06
16,27388,370
Wales
88,370
2021-09
Details for 2021-09
16,17988,721
Wales
88,721
2021-12
Details for 2021-12
16,44589,850
Wales
89,850
2022-03
Details for 2022-03
16,63991,054
Wales
91,054
2022-06
Details for 2022-06
16,68390,892
Wales
90,892
2022-09
Details for 2022-09
16,79891,608
Wales
91,608
2022-12
Details for 2022-12
17,09292,755
Wales
92,755
2023-03
Details for 2023-03
17,49094,217
Wales
94,217
2023-06
Details for 2023-06
17,64994,325
Wales
94,325
2023-09
Details for 2023-09
17,79295,446
Wales
95,446
2023-12
Details for 2023-12
17,91896,559
Wales
96,559
2024-03
Details for 2024-03
17,99297,104
Wales
97,104
2024-06
Details for 2024-06
17,89496,813
Wales
96,813
2024-09
Details for 2024-09
17,94598,007
Wales
98,007
2024-12
Details for 2024-12
17,99998,678
Wales
98,678
2025-03
Details for 2025-03
18,08899,444
Wales
99,444
2025-06
Details for 2025-06
18,05999,139
Wales
99,139
2025-09
Details for 2025-09
18,16299,933
Wales
99,933
2025-12
Details for 2025-12
18,210100,224
Wales
100,224
2026-03
Details for 2026-03
18,294100,276
Wales
100,276

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales).

What these figures do and don't show

  • Each nation runs its own NHS. Budgets, targets and waiting-time measures differ between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so performance is compared within a nation, never across them.
  • Allocations are not spending. An integrated care board’s allocation is what it is given to plan and buy care; outturn is what was spent. They are labelled and never added together.
  • Per head needs a named denominator. Figures here divide by ONS resident population; the NHS’s own per-head figures often use GP-registered patients, which run higher.
  • Covid years are different. Health spending from 2020-21 to 2022-23 includes testing, vaccines and protective equipment.
  • Nothing here shows cause and effect. Money, staff and waiting times are shown side by side; demand, age and ill-health differ between areas.

Where this sits: Health, United Kingdom → Health, Wales → NHS Wales → Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Figures from data/services/nhs.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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