NHS waiting lists show no signs of falling in the North East - and there are now more than 210,000 waiting for treatment across five hospital trusts.
The Government has set out an Elective Recovery Plan, which is supposed to lay the groundwork to tackle rocketing waiting lists.
But MPs in the North East have questioned how effective this will be, and hospital leaders like Dame Jackie Daniel at Newcastle Hospitals have warned it'll be challenging to meet some of the targets as they've been set out.
