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Heart unit axed

The children's heart surgery unit is to close. But campaigners say they will continue to fight to keep it open

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Sheffield MP's heart unit concern

Sheffield Heeley MP, Meg Munn, has expressed her dismay at a decision taken by the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts today which will end surgery at a specialist children’s heart unit in Yorkshire.

The decision today, means that children and families from Sheffield will have to travel much further for life-saving surgery. I know this will be devastating news to the many thousands of families and campaigners from across our region who have fought so hard to keep surgery at the Leeds unit. I believe the campaign presented a very strong case for keeping children’s heart surgery at the Leeds unit and we will want to look closely at the basis on which today’s decision has been made.

– Meg Munn, MP for Sheffield Heeley
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