Category: NHS

Operating instruments on a medical trey

Health board apologises after 21 patients treated with non-sterile instruments at Royal Gwent Hospital

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has issued a public apology after 21 patients at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport were subjected to operations and examinations using surgical instruments that had not been fully sterilised on 25 and 26 February 2026.

Neonatal investigation

Baroness Amos’ Neonatal and Maternity Investigation

On 26 February 2026, Baroness Amos published her Interim Report as Chair of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.

Woman having her stomach scanned

NHS maternity review highlights serious failures in care

A major national review into NHS maternity and neonatal services has revealed deeply concerning failures affecting women and babies across England.

Great Ormond Street Hospital – an urgent review

Senior Associate Elizabeth Wickson discusses the urgent review that is underway on former surgeon of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Medical doctor at work in a hospital looking at a tablet screen

Is patient safety being jeopardised by the NHS covering up their mistakes?

Over the years, many NHS trust hospitals have covered up the mistakes of their medical staff, but has this been to the detriment of its patients?