CLOSURE OF THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL

That this House is concerned at the decision by the Safe and Sustainable Review of Children's Heart Surgery to recommend closure of the intensive care unit at Royal Brompton Hospital; believes that the specialist services for children with cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and other respiratory illnesses will be downgraded as a result; calls on Ministers in the Department of Health to meet doctors and other representatives of the hospital to discuss how the decision will impact on current levels of clinical expertise and respiratory research programmes; and fully supports comprehensive consultation with parents of those children affected before any decisions are made.