Waiting times for elective surgeries in Suffolk could be hit for years
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The impact of the coronavirus on waiting times for surgery in hospitals could last months if not years, according to the boss of one of the area's hospital trusts.
Nick Hulme, CEO of the East Sufffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, said it would take a "herculean" effort to get waiting times back to where they were before the pandemic.
While emergency treatment, such as that for cancer, has continued at the hospitals, elective surgery has been badly affected by the virus.