Children with major orthopaedic problems are often forced to wait for much needed surgery which would significantly and rapidly change their lives for the better.

Patients with conditions such as scoliosis, limb deformity and injury, maybe hostage to their condition, as the delays cause disproportionate damage and require more extensive, invasive, painful and expensive surgeries, with predictably longer recovery periods.

This is avoidable, and delay is directly related to resource, structure and funding deficiencies in the health service.