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.
The Royal Brompton to also lose children's intensive care unit
A spokeswoman for the Royal Brompton in London has said that as a result of the decision for it to stop performing heart surgery on children it will also lose its children's intensive care unit.
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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.