Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects
Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.
Health
Apology over delay to maternity report publication
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report - published nine months after inspection - finds multiple breaches.
The foods restricted in Welsh shops as ban approved
Plans to restrict a list of foods classed as unhealthy in shops are approved by 25 votes to 24.
NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack
Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.
Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, HFEA says
Despite little proof add-ons help, many IVF clinics offer them, the UK's fertility regulator warns.
Baby deaths trust claimed £2m ‘good care’ payments
An NHS trust criticised over a baby's death claimed money for providing good care, the BBC can reveal.
Baby slings unsafe for hands-free feeding, charities warn
Parenting charities, including the NCT, have updated their advice saying slings and carriers are unsafe for feeding.
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out
The JCVI recommended the use of the MenB vaccine in November 2023 but has not been used in NHS clinics
UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
