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Children's heart surgery to resume at Leeds

Hundreds of people gathered in Millennium Square, in Leeds, when plans to close the children’s heart surgery in Leeds were announced

7:42am Friday 5th April 2013

Children's heart surgery is set to resume at Leeds General Infirmary after days of uncertainty over its future, hospital bosses have said.

Health bosses consider appeal over heart unit ruling

Southern Daily Echo

11:50am Thursday 28th March 2013

HEALTH bosses are “strongly considering” an appeal after a High Court judge rejected part of the process that saw children’s heart surgery in Southampton saved.

Heart unit's future thrown into doubt once more

Toby Nash and Nancy Laverty, who are patients at Southampton hospital’s children’s cardiac E1 unit, with the 225,000 signature strong petition.

4:03pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

THE DECISION to save children's heart surgery in Southampton has been thrown into chaos once again.

Judge to rule on future of children's heart unit in Southampton

Toby Nash and Nancy Laverty, who are patients at Southampton hospital’s children’s cardiac E1 unit, with the 225,000 signature strong petition.

7:20am Wednesday 27th March 2013

A judge is expected to reveal more details on the future of children's heart surgery in Southampton today.

Parents fury as future of city's children's heart unit is thrown into doubt

Angry: Deb Banyard and daughter Cora

11:47am Thursday 7th March 2013

Hampshire parents have spoken of their fury after the future of Southampton’s children’s heart unit was thrown into dout today.

MP warns children's heart rethink could risk lives

Denham calls for Government to step in

10:29am Thursday 7th March 2013

FORMER health minister and Southampton MP John Denham has called for the government to “bang some heads together” after a legal ruling throw the future of Southampton's heart unit back in doubt.

Future of children's heart unit in Southampton thrown back into doubt

Mum helen laverty and daughter Nancy with our petition

7:11am Thursday 7th March 2013

The future of children's heart surgery in Southampton was today dramatically thrown back into doubt.

Heart patient Jordan, 8, raises £400 for hospital charity

Jordan Clothier with his family, from left, Mckenzie, Kirsty and Paul.

11:09am Monday 18th February 2013

THE slightest excitement or fright could cause eight-year-old Jordan Clothier's heart to stop beating, causing him to lose consciousness and fall to the ground - but the youngster is more worried about the children he met on Southampton’s heart unit and has embarked on a sponsored silence to help other patients.

Saved heart unit facing new threat

More than 250,000 people back the Daily Echo  campaign

5:58am Monday 11th February 2013

A LEGAL challenge that threatens to overturn the decision to keep children’s heart surgery in Southampton gets under way today.

Heart unit campaigners back in action as review panel visits Southampton

Daily Echo

4:00am Wednesday 19th December 2012

CAMPAIGNERS who fought so hard to save children’s heart surgery in Southampton were once again under pressure to prove just how vital the service is to critically ill youngsters across the south.



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