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: MPs call for "appalling decision" to be reversed.
Yorkshire MPs have called on the Government to reverse the "appalling decision" to close the specialist heart unit for children at Leeds General Infirmary. There will now only be two hospitals in the north of England capable of carrying out complex cardiac operations on children.
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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.