Each hospital to examine and restructure its waiting list to ensure "long waiters" are treated.
Each hospital to provide the ERHA with details of additional procedures it could carry out, along with the cost of them.
Hospitals to examine the potential for the increased use of theatre capacity out of hours.
The potential to reduce the average length of hospital stay through closer links with step-down and rehabilitation facilities to be examined.
A review of hospital links with GPs to ensure appropriate demands and a review of referral patterns, as well as the provision of shared care protocols.
ERHA to examine the position in relation to elective procedures in hospitals in the area.
Discussions to take place with private providers to ascertain if they could carry out additional procedures for the public service.
ERHA to maintain a waiting list database to deal with peaks of demand by medical speciality within the region.
A bed capacity study to identify trends in the use of acute hospital beds over the past five years. This study also to forecast the number of acute beds required in the future.