To slash hospital waiting lists from two years to six months was one of New Labour's manifesto pledges. And now, it seems, they've cracked it. By the end of 2005 only 12 people had to wait longer than six months for their operations. Foreign surgeons working in private hospitals had reduced NHS waiting lists dramatically - but at what cost? John Sweeney reveals how a series of bungled operations have left patients crippled, and asks if the drive to meet political targets has left people in agony.
Producer Jane MacSorley ; Exec producer Fiona Stourton