Glenfield hospital campaigners celebrate court ruling
Campaigners fighting to keep children's heart surgery at Glenfield hospital in Leicester are celebrating a High Court ruling.
Children's Air Ambulance will save many more lives
A unique life saving service started today at Leicester's Glenfield hospital.
MPs debate Glenfield's children's heart surgery closure
A House of Commons debate will take place today (22 October) to discuss the closure of Glenfield's children's heart surgery.
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Campaigners win High court challenge over changes to children's heart services
Campaigners from Leeds have won a High Court challenge over proposed changes to children's heart surgery services in England.
It is believed the decision could also affect the heart unit at Glenfield Hospital.
More to follow.
Future of Glenfield heart unit to be decided today
Campaigners against plans to close the children's heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester will find out today if enough work was done to save it.
If the High Court rules in their favour it would mean the whole consultation process would have to start again.
Under new plans the only children's heart surgery unit for the whole Midlands would be at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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Scottish woman being treated for swine flu in Leicester
A woman is in a critical but stable condition at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester after contracting a form of swine flu.
Jennifer Scott, who is 27 and from Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire, was transferred by helicopter from Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary earlier this week.
The Scottish Sun reports Ms Scott was pregnant and collapsed during her mother's funeral, adding that doctors performed an emergency caesarian section before Ms Scott was airlifted to Leicester.
– University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust spokesperson"We can confirm that the patient has been transferred to Glenfield Hospital and is currently on a ECMO machine in ITU.
"The patient was flown to Glenfield Hospital as it is one of a limited number of hospitals in the UK that has this specialist piece of equipment. The patient is currently in a critical but stable condition."
Glenfield Hospital's heart unit will have its fate decided next month
A High Court judge hopes to announce next month the legality of proposed changes to relocate the children's heart unit at Glenfield Hospital to Birmingham.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, sitting in London, said today that she would use "every endeavour to get the final judgment out by March 7".
The judge is being asked to declare that the consultation process which led to the changes was unfair and "procedurally flawed".
Campaign group Save Our Surgery (SOS), wants a rerun of the consultation.
More than 100,000 people signed a petition against the move which was announced in July, and last month the Health Secretary asked for a full review of the plans. It's one of three centres facing closure nationally.
Teenage heart unit campaigner up for top award
A teenage heart patient who has campaigned to keep her local cardiac unit open, has been nominated for a top award.
Ria Pahwa, 14, from Leicester, has organised rallies and petitions to prevent the Glenfield Childrens heart unit from closing in Leicester and moving to Birmingham.
The government has now ordered a second review into the decision.
Young heart unit campaigner up for award
Ria Pahwa, the 14-year old who campaigned for the survival of the children's heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital, has been nominated for a Lord Lieutenant's award.
Ria, from Leicester, was born with a rare congenital heart condition and has undergone seven complicated procedures, the last of which caused a stroke.
She says her life is owed to the unit at Glenfield.
The scheme, which closes to entrants tonight, celebrates and rewards the achievements of young people in Leicestershire.
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Children's Air Ambulance will save many more lives
by Jane Hesketh
A unique life saving service started today at Leicester's Glenfield hospital.
Read the full storyPanel meet at Glenfield Hospital amid threats of closure
A panel is meeting at Glenfield Hospital to discus the future of the hospital.
Dr Aidan Bolger, a consultant in Cognitive heart desease at Glenfield Hospital has released this statement.
– Dr Aidan Bolger, consultant at Glenfield Hospital“We are meeting with the panel during their time in Leicester and we are confident about sharing our clinical case with them and showing them around the facilities at Glenfield.”
Independent panel visits Glenfield over threat of closure
An independent panel is visiting Glenfield Hospital in Leicester to investigate the decision to close the childrens' heart unit.
More than 100,000 people signed a petition against the move which was announced in July, and last month the Health Secretary asked for a full review of the plans. It's one of three centres facing closure nationally.
Glenfield Hospital decision can be re-visited in "exceptional circumstances"
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