and not in no pain no more. this is a brand new hospital facility and they are working with partners across the local community to try to reduce waiting lists. the question is, will the nhs in some other areas be able to do the same? there has been extra nhs funding for this initiative. that has been welcomed by hospital leaders although they say cutting the backlog will be a huge task. it s going to be massive - workload, need a great deal of investment to do it, i and that is at every level. we have got to train more surgeons, train more anaesthetists, train more theatre staff. but above all, we need to be efficient so when we have i got these facilities, - we really have to use them. we have to use them i every day of the week. 0nlyjust come out of hospital a month before. one of the hospitals which treated wayne said there was progress tackling the backlog but it was understood that long waits were distressing for patients. wayne has now been contacted about further checks but th
children is not trivial. doctor, thank you. you children is not trivial. doctor, thank you. you my children is not trivial. doctor, thank you. you my thanks - children is not trivial. doctor, thank you. you my thanks for children is not trivial. doctor, - thank you. you my thanks for having me. and we will find out how this report and many others are covered in the first additions of saturday s newspapers at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening. joining me will be geraldine scott and james luer. a former conservative health secretary has said the government must bite the bullet and bring in tax rises to fund the nhs and social care. jeremy hunt said the pressures on the sector are only going to increase, following the pandemic. the government is due to announce some measures next week to address the challenges faced by the nhs in england as the number of people waiting for procedures is at a record high. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. i m not half the man i was. compared to wh
of investment to do it, and that s at every level. we ve got to train more surgeons, train more anaesthetists, train more theatre staff. but above all, we need to be efficient, so when we have got these facilities, we really have to use them. we have to use them every day of the week. 0nlyjust come out of hospital a month before. one of the hospitals which treated wayne said there was progress tackling the backlog, but it was understood that long waits were distressing for patients. wayne has now been contacted about further checks, but there s still no date for his op. as well as dealing with the nhs backlog, the government is also looking at how to reform and pay for the social care system. hugh has been looking at what might planned. we don t have any detail yet, but we re told we re going to get something early next week and it will attempt to address the issue of means testing of social care in england. at the moment, if you have savings of more than £14,250, you have to meet som
wayne still doesn t know when his operation will take place. he feels the delay and his condition getting worstjust meant more nhs resources were needed for his care. so what are the solutions? major north london hospitals, including this one, are working together to send patients to specialist centres. here it is orthopaedic surgery. they are doing more operations than before the pandemic and are bringing in some who have had long waits. we know that waiting with advanced arthritis is causing significant- problems with mobility, i obviously persistent pain. and for many, their mental health has also suffered so to be able - to get back to operate now is very rewarding for us and of course it s good to see that our patients are gettingl the treatment they require. how are you? i m fine. william has given margaret a hip replacement. a few hours later, he is checking how she is. it has been quite tough. but i m glad i ve had it done now. the time has gone so quick. i m glad i ve had it d
after six months of assessment, he was put on the list for an operation early last year but while waiting for surgery, he became seriously ill and spent months in hospital. he had to learn to walk again and build up his strength. welcome home! and he was discharged from hospital in february. i should have been dealt with far sooner and this wouldn t have happened. being bitter is not going to solve this. solving it would be putting it to an end so going forward, these queues, these waiting lists are reduced. wayne still doesn t know when his operation will take place. he feels the delay and his condition getting worstjust meant more nhs resources were needed for his care. so what are the solutions? major north london hospitals, including this one, are working together to send patients to specialist centres. here it is orthopaedic surgery. they are doing more operations