new research shows the worst orthopaedic waiting lists in april in england were castle point in rochford, with 507 per 100,000 population waiting more than a year, followed by southend, norfolk and waverly and blackpool. the best were in south—west london, withjust 16, and surrey heartlands. the areas that were hit hardest, their health systems had to focus almost exclusively on that acute threat from covid—19 which meant more routine services, like waiting lists, either delayed or were done at a slower pace. hospitals are having to be creative with solutions. at this one in a car park there are operating theatres in pre—manufactured units. construction only started in march. they will start taking patients from monday. in that time, they've created the capacity to do an extra 120 operations per week, one answer to the mounting backlog. here we are in the new operating theatre...