surgery

"We need to have more treatments available, not just going on the pill or having surgery. That's not good enough."

Officials said that surgeries which had implemented the changes had reported reduced waiting times for appointments.

Moreno is expected to determine this week whether to retain Minasian and manager Ron Washington, who underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery in June but would like to return.

If successful, the test could be rolled out to GP surgeries which would allow patients to receive a diagnosis much earlier.

She was diagnosed with a ruptured fallopian tube after suffering a miscarriage, which required surgery "within the hour".