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A hospital has suspended children's heart surgery after a number of deaths during operations. | A hospital has suspended children's heart surgery after a number of deaths during operations. |
The John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford made the announcement, saying four fatalities had recently occurred during procedures. | |
A spokesman for the hospital trust said patients were being informed. | |
The hospital, opened in the 1970s, is the city's main accident and emergency site and also provides acute medical and surgical services. | |
It is situated in Headington, about three miles east of Oxford city centre and is the largest of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust's sites. | |
More soon. | More soon. |