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. 2017 Nov 30;48(5):1579–1595. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3415-7

Table 5.

WAIT 1: Wait from referral accepted to first appointment

Referral to first appointment average wait time in 2016 (for completed assessments) in weeks
2015 A B C D Grand total
Jan 8.2 21.1 16.5
Feb 7.8 30.5 15.8
Mar 10.5 15.7 12.2
Apr 13.2 22.6 17.2
May 13.2 15.2 13.6
Jun 14.7 23.8 17.3
Jul 14.5 21.5 17.6
Aug 15.1 13.6 14.9
Sep 14.5 9.7 13.0
Oct 11.8 10.8 11.4
Nov 9.0 16.4 11.2
Dec 8.7 25.2 10.2
Average across health board area for available data 2015 14.2 weeks
2016 A B C D Grand total
Jan 11.6 6.4 8.1 10.5
Feb 14.6 1.0 1.2 12.4
Mar 11.4 10.1 7.9 10.4
Apr 13.9 7.5 6.6 10.0
May 10.0 6.4 8.5 8.5
Jun 11.9 5.0 6.9 9.0
Jul 16.1 9.8 7.1 11.8
Aug 11.7 7.5 9.1
Sep 12.0 12.0
Oct 6.8 6.8
Nov
Dec 2.9 2.9
Average across health board area from January to July 2016 10.4 weeks