Many people are facing a long wait for hip and knee replacement operations. We are working hard to reduce waiting times, but we also want to support people to stay as well as possible whilst waiting. We would like to hear from everyone who has good ideas and/or knows of effective practices or tools that can help people in the NHS and their partners achieve these aims.

· If you are waiting or supporting someone who is, how can we help you best manage your health and wellbeing until you have your hip and knee replacement operation?

· If you are a healthcare professional, what can people like you do to support those awaiting hip and knee replacement operations manage their health and wellbeing?

· If you are a care, community or voluntary sector leader, what are you or your organisation currently doing to help people who are waiting for hip and knee replacement operations and how can we help you further?

We would like you to submit your own ideas and/or to comment on or vote for the ideas that others have posted.

We have a team of experts, made up of people who use services and their advocates and clinical leaders ready to look at every idea and comment that is posted on the #SolvingTogether platform. We will test the most promising ideas and introduce them into practice. Every idea that is submitted will get an individual response from this group.

If you haven’t done so already, you need to register to be able to add content or comments to the #SolvingTogether platform. It takes seconds. Everyone is welcome to register. You can register with your email address or by signing in with your social media account (Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn). Your profile will show on the platform but none of your personal details will be shared. Please tell other people who might be able to contribute to this challenge. You can tweet about it using the hashtag #SolvingTogether.

The “supporting people waiting for hip and knee replacements” challenge is the first live challenge on the #SolvingTogether platform. In a few weeks, we will also start promoting six other challenges to help the NHS to recover services beyond the pandemic.