Ian W LCFC Posted 7 July 2012 Posted 7 July 2012 Not sure if you already know but the Glenfield Hopitals childrens heart unit is closing which will affect lots of babies/children with heart problems, so it NEEDS to stay open! We need to get 100,000 people to fill in this form so it can be reviewed again in parliment, as at the moment they have refused to budge! http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/35788 - Please fill in this form it only takes 30 seconds, and could save childrens lives!
The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 Signed. If only I could keep track of the money wasted at that place in the name of construction
MPH Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 Done. I have worked there( for a short time) . My nephew's son was operated on there. Would be a terrible shame for them to stop the surgery there.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 100k in leixestershire is a lot but not impossible. Put it on your Facebook and twitter account perhaps
Webbo Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 I'm not knocking the sentiment and if there has to be a centre of excellence I'd rather it was here but isn't this rearrangement of the childrens' heart units in response to a report into the failures at Bristol heart unit? Isn't the idea to concentrate all the specialists in 6 units nationally hopefully for the best outcomes of the patients?
Ian W LCFC Posted 8 July 2012 Author Posted 8 July 2012 I'm not knocking the sentiment and if there has to be a centre of excellence I'd rather it was here but isn't this rearrangement of the childrens' heart units in response to a report into the failures at Bristol heart unit? Isn't the idea to concentrate all the specialists in 6 units nationally hopefully for the best outcomes of the patients? Yes but if it wasn't for the glenfield heart unit, my baby cousin could of died because he had to be rushed to hospital, and the traveling times will increase if there are less children's heart units! Thanks so far guys, but we need like every person to do it!
Rincewind Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 I'll sign it. Childrens lifes are mor important than money. I'll also post it wherever I can. I'll post the link on Citezens' Eye.
stevelcfc Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 signed. I think those who have twitter should tweet it and ask people (stringer) to re-tweet.
Webbo Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 I'll sign it. Childrens lifes are mor important than money. I'll also post it wherever I can. I'll post the link on Citezens' Eye. It's not about money, it's about concentrating expertise in centres of excellence. The idea is to save more childrens' lives.
Webbo Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 http://www.guardian....delays-children The closure of children's surgery units in some hospitals, in order to concentrate services in fewer, more expert centres, was recommended over a decade ago – precipitated by the Bristol babies scandal. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) had high death rates during and after complex operations on the tiny hearts of children who were born with congenital defects. This was highly specialised work and the cases were relatively few. The consultant anaesthetist Stephen Bolsin, who had collected data on the outcomes at the BRI where he worked, blew the whistle – warning the NHS that death rates were higher than at other hospitals. A major inquiry eventually found that babies had unnecessarily died – their lives could have been saved if they had undergone their operations elsewhere. Two doctors – the senior children's heart surgeon and the hospital's medical director – were struck off the register by the General Medical Council and a second surgeon was suspended. An attempt by the Monro review in 2003 to decide which surgical units should go failed to get the backing of politicians – all hospital closures are politically sensitive. The leading heart surgeon Sir Bruce Keogh, who became NHS medical director, pushed the process on and the present committee, made up of primary care trusts, came into existence. But while the process has been slowly moving ahead, serious concerns have come to light at two other hospitals. Four deaths at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford led to an inquiry and the suspension of children's heart surgery there. Leeds also had an inquiry following allegations that children were suffering damage during operations. In an interview with the Guardian, Bolsin said the delays in closing centres and concentrating expertise had cost children's lives. Guidelines were set out by the royal colleges as early as 1980, before the Bristol scandal broke. "There have undoubtedly been more deaths in more centres such as Oxford and Leeds because the profession or the Department of Health did not follow these guidelines," he said.
Rincewind Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 Yes but if it wasn't for the glenfield heart unit, my baby cousin could of died because he had to be rushed to hospital, and the traveling times will increase if there are less children's heart units! Thanks so far guys, but we need like every person to do it! This.
accessory Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 http://www.guardian....delays-children So why is it being recommended that Bristol should stay open? Children treated at Glenfield will now be expected to travel Birmingham, even though that venue (situated in the centre of the city) may not have the capacity for another ten years to cope with the extra patients. The children's heart unit at Leeds is also being recommended for closure and MPs across Yorkshire (from both parties) have spoken out against that decision. Unless and until parents receive assurances, which they don't have at present, that the quality of care for children will not be affected, there is no reason why the unit at Glenfield should be closed.
Webbo Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 So why is it being recommended that Bristol should stay open? It wasn't the city itself or even the hospital building that was to blame but the surgeons, who have now been struck off. The fact is that there aren't that many of these operations that take place each year so the surgeons need to be concentrated in centres of excellence to pool knowledge and to give these surgeons more experience in these specialist operation. If it was my child I would travel to Birmingham, Newcastle or even Bristol if I thought it gave my kid a better chance of survival.
Webbo Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 One hour drive or 10 hour drive in an emergancy? Unless you were a qualified doctor you wouldn't decide where the operation took place. You'd go to your local hospital and they'd send them to where ever was needed.
Daggers Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 Many changes to the NHS are done to save money at the expense of service or carried out for change sake, again negatively impacting upon provision. This isn't, it's a good thing to improve healthcare provision for very sick children.
hbkkids Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 DONE. DONT FORGET TO CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL OR IT DONT COUNT!!!
hbkkids Posted 8 July 2012 Posted 8 July 2012 SHARED IT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE AND MY BANTER PAGE WITH 500 MEMBERS SO SHOULD GET SOME MORE SIGNATURES
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