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Peers spoke out yesterday (14 December) in support of Royal Brompton’s congenital heart disease (CHD) services during questions in the House of Lords. They highlighted the high standard of care provided at the Trust and the impact that uncertainty about the future of services is having on patients and staff.
Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, has been appointed Chair of Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. She will begin her three-year tenure on 1 January 2017.
Statistics from Public Health England have shown an increase in norovirus in the local community. The virus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, causes diarrhoea and vomiting.
A recent study has shown that around one per cent of the population carry a faulty gene which could predispose otherwise healthy people to heart failure, especially if the heart is put under stress.