Review of Congenital Heart Disease Services News
Jun 22nd 2022 - NCHDA summary report
This important publication is of interest to anyone concerned about children with congenital heart disease. The National Congenital Heart Disease Audit collects and analyses data from all congenital cardiac centres that undertook surgery, interventional procedures (including electrophysiology) and antenatal detection in the UK and Republic of Ireland between 2018 to 2021. The complete summary report […]
23/01/14 - CHF Seeks Action to Support Children’s Heart Services Across the Country Following Bristol Inquest
The UK’s leading children’s heart charity says that swift action is needed to support children’s heart services throughout the country. The Children’s Heart Federation’s concerns follow an inquest which ruled there were “missed opportunities” in care of four year old Sean Turner who died after heart surgery at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The charity is warning […]
20/09/13 - CHF SAYS CHARITIES MUST WORK TOGETHER IN NEW NHS REVIEW TO GET THE BEST CARE FOR ALL HEART CHILDREN
The Children’s Heart Federation is calling on all heart charities to work together in NHS England’s new review of congenital heart disease services. The UK’s leading children’s heart charity, which represents a growing network of heart organisations across the UK, is calling on all national and local charities to unite behind the aim of pushing […]
12/06/13 - NEWS RELEASE – “12 YEAR DELAY IN REFORMING HEART SURGERY IS COSTING CHILDREN’S LIVES” SAYS CHARITY
“12 YEAR DELAY IN REFORMING HEART SURGERY IS COSTING CHILDREN’S LIVES” SAYS CHARITY The UK’s leading children’s heart charity says children’s lives are being put at risk because of monumental delays in reforming England’s heart surgery services. The Children’s Heart Federation is urging NHS England to “be brave” and implement the new standards of care resulting […]
05/06/13 - NHS Confederation – Patients, clinicians and managers join voices to call for NHS change
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29/04/13 - Future Commissioning of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology for the population of Northern Ireland 19th April 2013
Download the document here Dear Stakeholder, Re: Future Commissioning of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology for the population of Northern Ireland At the start of the consultation process the Health and Social Care Board gave an undertaking to keep stakeholders informed of key stages in the process. The Health and Social Care […]
18/04/13 - NHS England: An appeal against court ruling on the configuration of children’s heart surgery
On 1 April 2013, NHS England inherited responsibility for the Safe and Sustainable Review from the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts. The review, launched in 2008, was set up to transform children’s heart services to provide better care to patients and improve outcomes. There is broad consensus – among both clinicians and patient groups […]
09/04/13 - Comment on LGI surgery phased re-start 09/04/2013
The Children’s Heart Federation welcomes the reassurance that immediate safety issues in respect of paediatric cardiac surgery have been resolved. We understand that surgery will be phased in gradually over the next month starting with the lower-risk cases. We feel that it would help many parents to have an explanation as to what this means, […]
09/04/13 - NHS England: Phased resumption of children’s heart surgery at Leeds Hospital agreed
Reassurance given on immediate safety issues but hospital asked to improve monitoring of care Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary can begin a phased restart on Wednesday, NHS England said today (Monday). It follows completion of the first-stage of a review by a multi-disciplinary independent clinical team, which has been working to establish the […]
09/04/13 - Statement from LGI: Leeds children’s heart surgery to resume on Wednesday 10 April
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted to announce that we will be restarting children’s congenital cardiac surgery at Leeds General Infirmary from Wednesday 10th of April. Chief Executive Maggie Boyle said: “We stated on Friday that we wished to restart surgery once our partners were as confident in our staff and services as we […]
