Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 30 March 2010.

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Photo of Sandra Gidley Sandra Gidley Shadow Health Minister 2:30, 30 March 2010

There are concerns that the national specialised commissioning group has already decided to reduce the number of units to five and that certain arbitrary assumptions mean that the slightly smaller units will be at risk of closure. Southampton general hospital is internationally respected for its work in this field, so will the Minister assure me that safety outcomes and quality will be the main criteria used in making the decision, not merely the number of procedures a year?