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That this Council:- |
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(a) recalls its opposition to the closure of the paediatric cardiac surgical centre at Leeds General Infirmary; |
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(b) notes the NHS’ Safe and Sustainable Review into National Children’s Heart Surgery provision, which was launched in 2009 by the previous Government with the aim of raising standards of care; |
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(c) notes with concern, reports that the review team ignored independent analysis of patient flow; |
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(d) highlights the decision of the review to investigate England and Wales in isolation, ignoring associated problems with the Glasgow unit, which also currently fails to meet the ‘safe and sustainable’ benchmark; |
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(e) thanks the 600,000 people who signed the petition against the closure of the Leeds unit and welcomes the cross-party campaign to save the unit; |
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(f) reaffirms its opposition to the closure of the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery unit at Leeds General Infirmary and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to refer the decision to the Independent Reconfiguration Unit; and |
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(g) directs that a copy of this motion is sent to all Sheffield MPs and the Secretary of State for Health. |
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RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, seconded by Councillor Roger Davison, that this Council:- |
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(a) recalls its opposition to the closure of the paediatric cardiac surgical centre at Leeds General Infirmary; |
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(b) notes the NHS’ Safe and Sustainable Review into National Children’s Heart Surgery provision, which was launched in 2009 by the previous Government with the aim of raising standards of care; |
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(c) notes with concern, reports that the review team ignored independent analysis of patient flow; |
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(d) highlights the decision of the review to investigate England and Wales in isolation, ignoring associated problems with the Glasgow unit, which also currently fails to meet the ‘safe and sustainable’ benchmark; |
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(e) thanks the 600,000 people who signed the petition against the closure of the Leeds unit and welcomes the cross-party campaign to save the unit; |
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(f) reaffirms its opposition to the closure of the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery unit at Leeds General Infirmary and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to refer the decision to the Independent Reconfiguration Unit; and |
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(g) directs that a copy of this motion is sent to all Sheffield MPs and the Secretary of State for Health. |