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| Leeds General Infirmary to resume child heart surgery | Leeds General Infirmary to resume child heart surgery |
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| Children's heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary is to resume after operations were suspended over concerns about the number of deaths there. | Children's heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary is to resume after operations were suspended over concerns about the number of deaths there. |
| Operations were halted last Thursday after the NHS medical director said data showed mortality figures at the unit were higher than expected. | Operations were halted last Thursday after the NHS medical director said data showed mortality figures at the unit were higher than expected. |
| The medical director of the NHS, Sir Bruce Keogh, said it was "a highly responsible precautionary step". | |
| Talks have been taking place between the hospital and NHS managers. | Talks have been taking place between the hospital and NHS managers. |
| Surgery was suspended just 24 hours after a High Court ruling to keep the unit open. | |
| Sir Bruce said, while the timing was "embarrassing", he had to act because data suggested a death rate twice the national average, and after concerns were raised about junior staff. | |
| The hospital is at the centre of a long-running dispute over the future of children's heart services, and an NHS review said surgery would be better focused at fewer, larger sites. |