TY - JOUR T1 - Once more unto the breach JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 233 LP - 233 VL - 56 IS - 524 AU - Neville Goodman Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/56/524/233.abstract N2 - Waiting list initiatives were a temporary measure. They were a short-term 6-month or perhaps year-long strategy, after which we would all be back on target. They were expensive. A list of hip replacements on a Saturday netted the surgeon and anaesthetist a few hundred pounds, plus suitable sweeteners for the theatre staff. Replace the past tense with the present. Some years down the line, they are still happening. There can be three or four weekend operating lists, and they've now crept … ER -