Gran joins battle to save heart unit (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

It is sad to hear that they want to close Children’s Heart Surgery down what happens to all those children with heart problems
I had my heart opp when i was a baby my arteries were backwards and i needed servel opporations but i still go for regual check up at leeds heart unit so im with you on this keep it open please help us keep it open

I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level.
I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

Up with the partridge wrote:
I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level.
I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

Why close this much-needed centre?
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Instead of sending sick children elsewhere for treatment (hundreds of miles away), why not employ specialist doctors like you've mentioned, *locally*?

Given that Liverpool caters for the North West and parts of Wales, Newcastle ost of the far North, then it's essential that Leeds be kept open for Yorkshire and neighbouring counties.

It would be a crime to shut this down but the Tories have long been heartless, so they'd hardly be sympathetic, let alone show a semblance of empathy.

Big society eh, dave ?, maybe the many Heart surgeons that grace the land will just open up their own for free amongst the community. Or, how about reducing the amount of 'surgeries' that these crook, who masquerade, as Members of Parliament, operate.

John philips I agree!
Up with the partridge- unless you have been in the stressful situation of having a child require cardiac surgery I am not sure you can comment. Tell us- Have you? You seem to have a lot to say about it. The number of signatures collected to keep the unit open speaks volumes in the excellent services it has provided to many. I take it you will not be signing it. I hope the children in your family never need to use it

Up with the partridge wrote:
I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level.
I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

In referance to your comment i take it that you have no one in your family that would not be here today if this hospital was not here i think it is shocking that you would want a hospital like this to close in my oppinion it is a disgrace that you think that. What this lady is doing is fantastic and we need more people to do the same.

L0rri1 wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote:
I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level.
I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

In referance to your comment i take it that you have no one in your family that would not be here today if this hospital was not here i think it is shocking that you would want a hospital like this to close in my oppinion it is a disgrace that you think that. What this lady is doing is fantastic and we need more people to do the same.

Thankfully I think up the partridge's views' are not held by many people which is shown by the volume of signatures and continued coverage in the press since this was announced in feb.
I urge all readers to sign the petition to keep this excellent unit open. If it closes, children will die en route to Newcastle and the government will have their blood on their hands.

Plum360 wrote:

L0rri1 wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote: I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level. I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

In referance to your comment i take it that you have no one in your family that would not be here today if this hospital was not here i think it is shocking that you would want a hospital like this to close in my oppinion it is a disgrace that you think that. What this lady is doing is fantastic and we need more people to do the same.

Thankfully I think up the partridge's views' are not held by many people which is shown by the volume of signatures and continued coverage in the press since this was announced in feb. I urge all readers to sign the petition to keep this excellent unit open. If it closes, children will die en route to Newcastle and the government will have their blood on their hands.

And they are just wasting their time it WILL close and as I say it should. Clearly those who are critical of my views are just not thinking clearly and are wrong as is anyone who disagrees with anything I say. You MUST have doctors dealing with these cases all the time to keep their skill level high. dealing with a few cases is dangerous. It is nothing to do with Tories as that mindless half-wit Yosser Karim suggests - it is plain medical sense. I know about these things believe me - you do not.

Yaser Karim wrote:
Given that Liverpool caters for the North West and parts of Wales, Newcastle ost of the far North, then it's essential that Leeds be kept open for Yorkshire and neighbouring counties. It would be a crime to shut this down but the Tories have long been heartless, so they'd hardly be sympathetic, let alone show a semblance of empathy. Big society eh, dave ?, maybe the many Heart surgeons that grace the land will just open up their own for free amongst the community. Or, how about reducing the amount of 'surgeries' that these crook, who masquerade, as Members of Parliament, operate.

Don't be absurd - you just show yourself up for what you are. This is about MEDICAL CARE not Tories, MPs or the price of coffee at ASDA.
Leeds is NOT a significantly large centre of excellence for this work. Anyway you lot in Bradford seem to be paranoid about Leeds anyway so I am surprised you are not all delighted it it closing

Up with the partridge wrote:

Plum360 wrote:

L0rri1 wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote: I do hope that they close this unit and thereby ensure that these critically ill children can be treated in specialist centres where their workload ensures that the doctors skills are kept at the highest level. I urge your readers to ignore this well being woman - fortunately those who will make the decision have almost certainly made it and will not back down.

In referance to your comment i take it that you have no one in your family that would not be here today if this hospital was not here i think it is shocking that you would want a hospital like this to close in my oppinion it is a disgrace that you think that. What this lady is doing is fantastic and we need more people to do the same.

Thankfully I think up the partridge's views' are not held by many people which is shown by the volume of signatures and continued coverage in the press since this was announced in feb. I urge all readers to sign the petition to keep this excellent unit open. If it closes, children will die en route to Newcastle and the government will have their blood on their hands.

And they are just wasting their time it WILL close and as I say it should. Clearly those who are critical of my views are just not thinking clearly and are wrong as is anyone who disagrees with anything I say. You MUST have doctors dealing with these cases all the time to keep their skill level high. dealing with a few cases is dangerous. It is nothing to do with Tories as that mindless half-wit Yosser Karim suggests - it is plain medical sense. I know about these things believe me - you do not.

You have no idea what skills and knowledge I have in order to comment on this area. It is not "plain medical" sense as the data used by the review board was several years out of date. The doctors do not just deal with "a few cases" and DO deal with this all the time.
I know about these things- clearly you do not! Please share with us why you consider yourself qualified to comment on this and believe we are not.

OK then you asked.
a) I am more intelligent than most people who write on this forum, if not all of them.
b) You are talking from a subjective as opposed to an objective point of view
c) You do not listen - of course the doctors deal with these cases 'all the time' but clearly not enough to be safe
d) A decision is not being taken based on out of date statistics

Up with the partridge wrote:
OK then you asked.
a) I am more intelligent than most people who write on this forum, if not all of them.
b) You are talking from a subjective as opposed to an objective point of view
c) You do not listen - of course the doctors deal with these cases 'all the time' but clearly not enough to be safe
d) A decision is not being taken based on out of date statistics

And your comments clearly demonstrate how little knowledge you have on the subject. Maybe you are not as intelligent as you think you are. You maybe need to consider developing your emotional intelligence skills rather than your IQ!

Plum360 wrote:

Up with the partridge wrote: OK then you asked. a) I am more intelligent than most people who write on this forum, if not all of them. b) You are talking from a subjective as opposed to an objective point of view c) You do not listen - of course the doctors deal with these cases 'all the time' but clearly not enough to be safe d) A decision is not being taken based on out of date statistics

And your comments clearly demonstrate how little knowledge you have on the subject. Maybe you are not as intelligent as you think you are. You maybe need to consider developing your emotional intelligence skills rather than your IQ!

We shall have to agree to disagree!!