The NHS Ombudsman has come up with a report about the lessons unlearnt by the NHS. Dame Julie Mellor did not mind calling prevailing condition in the NHS as toxic cocktail.

Due to doctors ignoring official guidelines, no free IVF is being given to women over the age of 40 years.

This treatment are being funded by about four out of 211 GP-run Clinical Commissioning Groups, according to an investigation.

Health watchdog NICE has stated in February that all women who are 40 to 42-years-old should be given IVF. This should be available to lesbian couples also.

NHS has been wished a happy 65th birthday by health minister Mark Drakeford. He termed the NHS as a `modern miracle' sating that it was born in Wales and was sustained by those who work in it.

According to Freedom of Information Act request, hospitals have spent £2 million just to prevent staff speaking out. Tory MP Steve Barclay obtained the figures on gagging orders. He blamed NHS Chief Sir David Nicholson for not asking the questions about the orders. He said that it may also happen that he was involved in a cover-up.

NHS 111 helpline, which has received a lot of criticism from patients as well as from experts, is going to get introduced in Wales.

The Welsh Government said that they have been thinking to replace NHS Direct Wales with the 111 helpline service. Health Minister Mark Drakeford has been discussing the option with experts.

A method that encourages the NHS staff to get collaborated once in a month for discussing the problem faced by them regarding their jobs. The officials said that it will be forwarded across all the health services.

The two reviews into access to new medicines do not seem to be strong enough to raise the number of drugs approved for use on the NHS. MSPs have been told that the recommendations by the two reviews are unlikely to approve new medicines for the NHS.

Many protesters marched on Whitehall on Saturday against the policy of government to allow privatization in NHS. Health workers, trade unionists, campaigners and politicians unfurled a "Save the NHS banner".