NHS England has today set out plans to implement exacting new standards that will ensure patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) receive the best possible care. Hospitals that do not currently fulfil these standards, which have been developed by specialists and patients, must either show that they have a programme to do so and meet […]
In the past few weeks of consultation we have attended many events across the country to discuss the proposals with patients and families, clinicians, managers, local politicians and other stakeholders. At our consultation events we have been responding to questions and some have come up several times so I’m taking the opportunity to make available […]
NHS England has today launched a public consultation on how it will put in place new standards for hospitals providing congenital heart disease services in England. The consultation, which runs for 16 weeks from Thursday 9 February to Monday 5 June 2017, aims to gather as many views as possible from patients, families and clinical […]
Notes from the Clinical Advisory Panel (CAP) for the New Congenital Heart Disease Review, held on 4 June 2015 at Skipton House in London.
Summary document giving details of the process so far and plans for pre consultation regarding the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) programme.
Hello, and welcome to my latest blog, which I hope will provide you with an update on where we are up to in terms of our engagement about proposals for improving congenital heart disease services in England. I want to remind you about the reasons for us doing this work, and also inform you about […]
Patients with complex, sometimes life-threatening congenital heart disease will benefit from action to ensure core standards of quality and sustainability apply across all specialist services announced today (Friday 8th July) by NHS England. Congenital heart disease (CHD) services have been the subject of a number of reviews since the public inquiry at Bristol Royal Infirmary […]
As NHS England announces moves to ensure core standards of quality and sustainability apply across all specialist services, Will Huxter explains how patients with complex, sometimes life-threatening congenital heart disease, will benefit: In my recent blogs, I have provided updates on the self-assessment process which we have been undertaking with CHD providers, reviewing their compliance […]
Welcome to my latest blog on the implementation of the national Congenital Heart Disease review. I hope you find these updates useful; I’d really welcome any comments or questions you may have. New standards: assurance The new standards for CHD services took effect in April 2016. As I explained in my last blog a process […]
The National Congenital Heart Disease Audit has been published by The National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR) and shows very good outcomes for congenital heart surgical operations as well as improvements in antenatal detection of infant heart problems. Responding to the audit, Michael Wilson, Programme Director for the Congenital Heart Disease Programme said: “NHS […]