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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

They will shut the child heart surgery unit at the royal brompton hospital and it is causing outcry. I thought nhs would be getting more funding? What is your thoughts?

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over a year ago

"They will shut the child heart surgery unit at the royal brompton hospital and it is causing outcry. I thought nhs would be getting more funding? What is your thoughts?"

No idea. Can you give more background?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Really?! that's a major heart unit, will be a big loss to the NHS & patients alike

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"They will shut the child heart surgery unit at the royal brompton hospital and it is causing outcry. I thought nhs would be getting more funding? What is your thoughts?

No idea. Can you give more background?"
Yes, they talked about it on bbc London news yesterday and one of the points was, it said the Brompton did not meet new national standards for the number of operations carried out each year and was “extremely unlikely to be able to do so” by the 2021 deadline. It is strange as it happens weeks after brexit tho?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Really?! that's a major heart unit, will be a big loss to the NHS & patients alike

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That is right, they interviewed many family's that was there and they wasn't happy, bromptons latest news is that they will fight over the decision.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are they just choosing the heart unit or the whole hospital ?

There's been a review this week of the provision of all heat surgeries practices across England

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They will shut the child heart surgery unit at the royal brompton hospital and it is causing outcry. I thought nhs would be getting more funding? What is your thoughts?

No idea. Can you give more background?Yes, they talked about it on bbc London news yesterday and one of the points was, it said the Brompton did not meet new national standards for the number of operations carried out each year and was “extremely unlikely to be able to do so” by the 2021 deadline. It is strange as it happens weeks after brexit tho?"

I heard they were cutting down on heart procedures due to lack of competence within this area and low success rate, read that yesterday, think it was BBC news if I remember right

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yet they will put more money for war !!

A disgrace !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

our a&e has shut, funding has been cut the the NHS here. wasn't any problems with our a&e apart from money.

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By *ethnmelvCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

So the background to this is that doctors have reviewed the success rate of these procedures and established that the success rate is too low, partially due to too few procedures being carried out. So as a result clinicians have decided that these procedures should be carried out in fewer specialised units.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So the background to this is that doctors have reviewed the success rate of these procedures and established that the success rate is too low, partially due to too few procedures being carried out. So as a result clinicians have decided that these procedures should be carried out in fewer specialised units.

Any other questions?"

Ah, it is one of the congenital heart surgeries.

Yes, the NHS guidelines are being applied then.

There have to be X operations per surgeoon with a Y success rate.

It does seem a reasonable approach all in all. People would be screaming in the event of an unsuccessful unit being allowed to continue.

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

They are closing the children's heart surgery unit at the glenfield hospital in Leicester too. This was planned some time ago and the decision was reversed after a campaign by families and local people. They changed their mind again and said it has to close

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have been trying to reduce the number of children's cardiac surgery centre for 15 years.

I wouldn't hold your breath.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"They are closing the children's heart surgery unit at the glenfield hospital in Leicester too. This was planned some time ago and the decision was reversed after a campaign by families and local people. They changed their mind again and said it has to close

That was originally the case with the Brompton too. The campaign held off the closure for a while but the new practice is being applied across the board now.

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