The NHS activity and performance summary released on 17 September 2026 put pathways waiting more than two years in July 2026 at just over 4,700, a 15.9 per cent rise on the June figure of about 4,050 (gov.wales, 17 Sep 2026).
Resolves on the gov.wales edition of 17 September 2026 in which July 2026 is the official month. YES if the pathways waiting more than two years in July exceed the June figure as published on 20 August (just under 4,100). The figure as first published governs; provisional estimates do not count. If that source has not published in time, StatsWales and BBC News Wales settle it.
We looked at every time since 2022 when the Welsh Government, or the UK government for England, put a named sum or plan into the longest waits. We compared the number waiting more than two years in the last full month before the announcement with the first full month after it. Six rounds qualify, and all six are shown. Scotland and Northern Ireland publish these figures only every three months, so they are left out.