Heart unit axed
The children's heart surgery unit is to close. But campaigners say they will continue to fight to keep it open
VIDEO: Heart unit families vow to fight on
The fight to save the children's heart surgery unit in Leeds from closure is to continue - despite an 18 month review deciding it has no future. Parents who now face taking their children to Newcastle or Liverpool for treatment have reacted angrily to the decision. Tina Gelder reports
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In Pictures: Patients and parents inside the unit today
In pictures: A tour of the Leeds heart unit today following the announcement about the future of heart surgery in the city.
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Heart surgery to stop in Leeds
Children's heart surgery will no longer continue in Leeds. It means those needing operations will have to travel elsewhere.
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In Pictures: Heart unit campaigners head to London
Heart unit campaigners had an early start this morning as they traveled with Calendar reporters from Leeds to London to hear the outcome.