Patients in Wales Face Decade-Long Waits for Rheumatology Diagnosis, New Study Finds

Patients in Wales face decade-long waits for rheumatology diagnosis, new study finds

Staff on an NHS hospital ward. Image: Jeff Moore/PA Wire Nation.Cymru staff Patients in Wales are facing long delays, limited access to specialists and barriers to diagnosis for rheumatological conditions, according to new research from Swansea University. The study, which draws on patient interviews, survey data and Freedom of Information requests to Welsh health boards, highlights a series of structural challenges affecting people with conditi…

Patients in Wales waiting years for autoimmune diagnosis

Study led by Swansea University says long delays, limited specialist access and referral barriers are leaving some patients worse off than those elsewhere in the UK PEOPLE in Wales with autoimmune and rheumatological conditions are facing long waits for diagnosis, poor access to specialist care and repeated obstacles when trying to secure treatment outside their local area, according to new research. The study, led by Swansea University, examine…