Sam Higginson, chief executive of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
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The chief at the region s largest hospital has said it will take years to work through its waiting list, with some 60,000 people awaiting treatment.
However, he also said that the number of people being treated for Covid-19 at the hospital had fallen into single figures at the Norfolk and Norfolk University Hospital for the first time in months.
But a waiting list of 60,000 patients, the chief executive says it will be a multi-year approach to tackle the backlog.
In a wide-ranging interview, he spoke about:
Also vaccinated were Tony and Carole Smith, of Mile End Road, Norwich.
Carole Smith, 82, helps her husband, 86-year-old Tony, get ready for his Covid-19 vaccination at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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Mrs Smith, 82, said: It is absolutely amazing. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that would happen.
Mr Smith, 86, added: I did not feel anything. Just go for it with absolutely no hesitation.
Evelyn Evans, of Bluebell Road, Norwich, said she was shell-shocked to receive a message and hoped in 2021 she could get back to singing in the two choirs she is a member of.