BBC Health

1. Text messages 'save boy's life'
   A British doctor has saved the life of a boy in DR Congo by performing an amputation using mobile text message instructions from a colleague.
   Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:50:03 GMT
   
   

2. Closer watch on children's care
   Children's services in England are to be monitored more closely in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the failings in the Baby P case in Haringey.
   Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:04:26 GMT
   
   

3. Conjoined twin dies in hospital
   One of the week-old conjoined twins born to an 18-year-old mother has died after emergency surgery to separate them.
   Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:50:31 GMT
   
   

4. 'NHS should not fix cosmetic ops'
   The Association of Plastic Surgeons has said people who go abroad for cheap cosmetic surgery should be refused NHS care if something goes wrong when they return home.
   Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:38:33 GMT
   
   

5. Staff 'too timid' on child abuse
   Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a group of experts has said.
   Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:29:52 GMT
   
   

6. New checks on vulnerable children
   Spot checks will now be carried out on the people running children's services in England to try to avoid a repeat of the horrific case of Baby P.
   Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:06:04 GMT