Hospital to cut back on circumcisions

Noble's hospital will perform fewer operations in future which medics say have little clinical value to patients.

Next week in Tynwald, Health Minister Kate Beecroft will put a report before the court about the economic sustainability of her department.

The report says it needs to cut £8 million in spending at Noble's Hospital, and has so far found £5.4 million in cuts.

But the report says in future it'll do fewer operations like tattoo removal, tonsillectomies and circumcisions - saving more than 200 bed days.