government took over, there was virtually no waiting list. before covid, it had risen to overfour million, and now it s risen to six million. and getting rid of that backlog, trying to catch up with people, often in severe pain waiting for hips or knees are more serious things, it s going to. sound cuts out ..requiring doctors and nurses. one of the first things the government did ten years ago was to cut back on training places. it takes about ten years to train a doctor. it s very difficult to find any kind of quick fix for this very serious problem. simon, that decision that people have made to cancel events themselves is starting to have a real impact in the hospitality sector. restaurants, bars, theatres, all those other things. is it possible to measure how much damage is being done right now? and to have a clear sense of how important this time of the year is for this sector,