Devon researchers believe watercress could treat nappy rash

People were mistakenly taken off waiting lists for operations such as knee and hip surgeries.

An inquiry is under way to ensure the deaths of three babies are not brushed off as isolated tragedies.

Patients unable to afford private treatment are turning to “dangerous self-removal methods”, the RNID says.

Ministers say they will not make a final decision on compensating victims until the report is published.

The World Health Organisation declared the variant of interest, with cases reported in 51 countries.

Decisions were “finely balanced” and, with hindsight, might have been different, Fiona Scolding KC says.