HOSPITALS are hoping to reduce waiting times for orthopaedic surgery.
The Government target is 12 months but County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals Trust hopes to reduce the in-patient waiting times to between six and nine months by March.
At present there are no patients waiting more than 12 months for the service.
A service was launched in July last year to help reduce outpatient waiting times.
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