Musgrave Park Hospital's waiting list rises by 75%

Documents leaked to the BBC show a 75% increase in the numbers of patients waiting for consultant appointments at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital over the past two years.

The hospital is Northern Ireland's regional centre for orthopaedics.

People in need of back surgery have to wait longer than most and can expect to wait up to 18 months for a consultant's appointment.

BBC News NI's health correspondent Marie Louise Connolly reports.