A leading surgical college has announced two key appointments in Northern Ireland as the health service continues to face significant backlogs and waiting lists in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
The Bengoa report published in 2016 and previous studies have highlighted how many services are struggling to recruit and retain staff under the current configuration of hospital care.
While some progress has been made, Health Minister Robin Swann recently said that his successor will have "much work to do" in transforming the system.
