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21-Month Wait for Welsh Endometriosis Surgery Highlights 46k Gyne Backlog

4/23/2026

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A 30-year-old Welsh woman with endometriosis has waited over 21 months for specialist surgery.
She is on six NHS waiting lists while 46,289 patients await gynaecology care in Wales.
BBC analysis of March data says the target to cut waiting lists by 200,000 and end two-year waits is unlikely.
Labour, Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have pledged surgical hubs, workforce investment and primary-care reforms to cut the backlog.

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A 30-year-old Welsh woman with endometriosis has waited over 21 months for specialist surgery.
She is on six NHS waiting lists while 46,289 patients await gynaecology care in Wales.
BBC analysis of March data says the target to cut waiting lists by 200,000 and end two-year waits is unlikely.
Labour, Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have pledged surgical hubs, workforce investment and primary-care reforms to cut the backlog.