Hospital will no longer carry out children's heart surgery
Children's heart surgery will no longer be carried out at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital after the service has been cut by NHS England.
Children's heart surgery will no longer be carried out at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital after the service has been cut by NHS England.
A mother whose daughter is currently at Glenfield Hospital has been speaking to ITV News Central about the potential closure of its' children's heart unit.
It comes ahead of a special meeting tonight.
Ann Edwards' daughter, Penelope, was whisked to Glenfield Hospital after her lungs collapsed last week. Their specialist equipment managed to save her life.
A special meeting on the future of the children's heart centre at Glenfield Hospital will be held tonight.
The number of hospitals in England allowed to perform child heart surgery is to be cut following an NHS review to improve standards.
Childrens' heart surgery will no longer be carried out at Leicester's Glenfield Hospital.