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Currently, the waiting times for orthopaedic surgery in the Western Trust are the longest in the region. As of April, there were 4,990 patients awaiting OP assessment. Some patients have been waiting for more than six years, with some 1,691 of these waiting for more than two years. There are 1,748 patients awaiting daycase surgery – the longest of those has been waiting for more than six years, with some 441 patients waiting for more than two years. There are 3,709 patients waiting in-patient surgery in the Western Trust, the longest for more than six years, with some 1,769 patients waiting for more than two years. A new collaborative working trial aimed at developing new ways to tackle long-standing waiting lists has been developed by the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH).