What in fact happens is that the numbers of patients sent for their first hospital appointment by their general practitioners, and the proportion of these put on to the waiting list for operations by hospital consultants, are both affected by the size of the waiting list itself.

ECONOMIST: Waiting for Dobbo

They consider this to be effectively handing control over to managers who themselves are under pressure to meet ambitious waiting list targets and the fear is that those could become unrealistic goals as a general election approaches.

BBC: Surgeon

Peddling is allowed on sidewalks and other public places with a general vendor license, though the city limits the number available to 853 at a time, and the waiting list for new ones is closed. (An exception is made for veterans.) But selling goods from a parked vehicle is prohibited, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

WSJ: Style Keeps On Trucking