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| Leeds children's heart surgery halted by 'incomplete' data | Leeds children's heart surgery halted by 'incomplete' data |
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| The decision to suspend children's heart surgery in Leeds was based on "invalidated and incomplete data", but was made "in the interests of patient safety", a report has found. | |
| Operations at the hospital's unit were halted in 2013 when NHS England raised concerns about data on mortality rates. | Operations at the hospital's unit were halted in 2013 when NHS England raised concerns about data on mortality rates. |
| However, surgery resumed on 13 days later after an investigation revealed the data was flawed. | However, surgery resumed on 13 days later after an investigation revealed the data was flawed. |
| The report said it had caused "a storm of controversy and concern". | The report said it had caused "a storm of controversy and concern". |
| High Court fight | High Court fight |
| It said: "Inaccurate data are worse than useless and can be positively damaging. | It said: "Inaccurate data are worse than useless and can be positively damaging. |
| "At Leeds incomplete information was instrumental in causing the suspension of surgery and great consternation both at the hospital and in the community it serves. | "At Leeds incomplete information was instrumental in causing the suspension of surgery and great consternation both at the hospital and in the community it serves. |
| "Leeds senior management at the time should have ensured that data was full, accurate and submitted on time." | "Leeds senior management at the time should have ensured that data was full, accurate and submitted on time." |
| The suspension of surgery came a day after a decision to stop children's heart surgery at the hospital - as part of an England-wide reorganisation of services - was quashed in the High Court. | The suspension of surgery came a day after a decision to stop children's heart surgery at the hospital - as part of an England-wide reorganisation of services - was quashed in the High Court. |
| The report said the timing of the events had led to the belief there was a connection between the two. | The report said the timing of the events had led to the belief there was a connection between the two. |
| However, it said: "We examined closely the sequence of events that led to the suspension [and] concluded that the suspension was made in the interests of patient safety rather than for any other reason." | However, it said: "We examined closely the sequence of events that led to the suspension [and] concluded that the suspension was made in the interests of patient safety rather than for any other reason." |