Wrexham's Maelor Hospital is the worst performing hospital in Wales for patient waiting times, latest figures show.

Latest Welsh NHS data for November showed the highest ever number of patients waiting for treatment with 682,279 on patient pathways, waiting times in Wales are nearly double that in England.

Additional figures showed a third (33.5%) of patients had to wait over the four hour target to be seen in A&E last month, with the Wrexham Maelor had the lowest percentage for seeing patients in less than four hours.

Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board was the worst performing in the nation against the four-hour A&E target, seeing only 61% in four hours and the Wrexham Maelor Hospital saw fewer than half its patients (43.4%) in four hours, making it the worst performing in Wales.

In November, the NHS in Wales recorded its worst ever A&E waits and slowest ever ambulance response times.

Gill Harris, Executive Director of Integrated Clinical Delivery, said: “We are disappointed with the latest waiting time figures, which reflect the extreme levels of demand we are experiencing in North Wales, and the impact winter pressures and COVID-19 is having on our services.

“Despite the continued best efforts of our nursing and medical staff we know too many people are waiting longer than they should to be seen and treated. We would like to reassure the public that patients are always prioritised according to their clinical need and monitored throughout their time in our Emergency Departments.

“We are committed to making sure all of our patients receive high quality, timely treatment wherever and whenever they access our services. We would ask the public to help us by accessing the appropriate advice and care from other NHS services, including our minor injuries units, NHS111 and local pharmacies, if they do not need the specialist lifesaving services our hospitals provide.

“There remain challenges to discharge patients from hospital to suitable accommodation or care services. This does impact flow through the entire hospital system, and on our ability to bring patients into and through the Emergency Department in a timely manner and we are working with our health and social care partners to improve this."