The table shows the median wait, by NHS board, for all patients who were discharged from hospital following orthopaedic surgery in the year ended 30 June 2005.Fair To All, Personal To Each, set out our commitment to abolish Availability Status Codes and introduce a new system of defining and measuring waiting times, which will be clearer, more consistent and help to put patients at the centre of their care, by the end of 2007.NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times for All Patients, Including Those with Availability Status Codes, for Orthopaedic Surgery, by NHS Board of Residence.