Child heart op units shake-up
Hospitals in Leicester, Leeds and the Royal Brompton in London are to stop performing heart surgery on children. The move is aimed at streamlining paediatric heart services.
Consultant at Glenfield Hospital speaks of his 'disappointment'
Giles Peek, consultant in cardiothoracic surgery at Glenfield Hospital, has spoken of his "disappointment" at the decision to stop child heart surgery at the hospital.
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Child heart op units shake-up
Hospitals in Leicester, Leeds and the Royal Brompton in London are to stop performing heart surgery on children, it has been announced.
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Children's heart surgery units to learn fate
The controversial review into the future of children's heart surgery could lead to the closure of heart centres in the UK.