Betsi move some vascular surgeries to England after ‘incident’

Betsi move some vascular surgeries to England after ‘incident’

Getty Images A major surgery which between 10 and 15 patients have each year at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd will no longer take place at the hospital Some major operations will no longer be going ahead in north Wales, a health board has announced. Betsi Cadwaladr health board said it was pausing its provision of planned … Read more

Plans to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in England

Plans to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in England

Getty Images The government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it is already an offence to smoke on NHS hospital grounds. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also make it … Read more

Bumper year for HRT prescriptions on the NHS in England

Bumper year for HRT prescriptions on the NHS in England

Getty Images The NHS has had a bumper year for offering hormone replacement therapy (HRT), latest figures show. Some 13 million items were prescribed to an estimated 2.6 million patients in the latest full financial year spanning 2023/24. That is compared to just under 11m items for 2.3m women in 2022/23. It comes after the … Read more

NHS warns of continued short supply of blood in England

NHS warns of continued short supply of blood in England

BBC England’s blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for donors. Supplies of blood have improved since an “amber alert” in July but there is still a risk that the care of hospital patients could be impacted, officials said. The number of people booking … Read more

Women injured by vaginal mesh in England get payout

Women injured by vaginal mesh in England get payout

BBC More than 100 women who experienced pain and complications from transvaginal mesh implants have received payouts from three manufacturers of the products. The financial settlement offered by companies Bard, Boston Scientific, and Johnson & Johnson has not been disclosed. This is the first successful group claim in England after some 10,000 women were injured … Read more