Ms Lucy Nugent:

One of the learnings from the unpublished report is that we need to ensure equity of access such that if one consultant has a lower waiting list than another, the lists will be rebalanced so all patients will have the same waiting time, albeit too long. The central referrals office has been created in CHI. When a referral comes to it, it is assigned to the consultant with the relevant expertise and the lowest waiting time to provide the required equity.