Health secretary orders review into Glenfield heart unit decision
Campaigners have won a major breakthrough in the fight to save children’s heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today ordered a full review of the controversial decision after an independent panel told him there were grounds for a rethink.
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt
It is a significant step forward in the battle to save children’s cardiac surgery after an NHS review earlier this year concluded that Glenfield’s unit should be one of four to be axed in England.
It meant that children born with heart problems would have to go to Birmingham for their operations and the children’s specialist Ecmo - extra corporeal membrane oxygenation - service would also move.
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The Independent Configuration Panel (ICP) has been asked to look in detail at how the decision was reached.
It has been asked to report its findings by 28 February 2013.
A debate is taking place in Parliament following an e-petition opposing the move attracted more than 100,000 signatures.
Adam Tansey, from Burbage, whose son Albert was born with half a heart, said: “This review is what we have been fighting for all along.
“We wanted someone independent to look at how the national decision was made.
The debate will be streamed live HERE from 4:30pm.
Comments
by Lynnieheal
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 1:58AM
“lets hope LEICESTER finally gets help as Parliament and MPS should do lots more , its one of the worst places have ever lived for help ever”
by suenorthedge
Monday, October 22 2012, 11:14PM
“This is a great step forward but don't lets rest on our laurels, Keep fighting. we are the voters. we are the taxpayers.”
by Bob491
Monday, October 22 2012, 6:11PM
“Good news!”
by AnotherRobert
Monday, October 22 2012, 5:29PM
“Well done to the campaigners. If we want to have a functioning democracy, it's important that we have people who are prepared to put the work in to get the voice of the general public heard.”