Children's Heart Centres

EDM number 2260 in 2008-09, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 10/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families and Health services.

That this House recognises the vital work done by children's heart centres across the country; understands that both children themselves and their parents can suffer extraordinary distress when a child is found to be suffering from a problem with their heart early in life; notes with alarm that a review is currently underway to assess the viability of up to 11 children's heart centres in the UK; further notes in particular the especially good work recently undertaken by the children's heart centre in Leeds General Infirmary in successfully operating on Liam Hey to repair a problem with his heart when he was just eight weeks old; laments that the closure of such an establishment would be detrimental to the surrounding community and would increase the anxiety of parents should their children be in the unfortunate position of having a problem with their heart; and calls on the Government to take all possible action to ensure that these centres stay open and continue to provide a valuable service to the young families of Great Britain.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.