Press Releases

12 November 2008
3rd ECHDO MEETING IN BERLIN: A milestone in the development of a strong European congenital heart disease community 
Congenital heart disease organisations across Europe came together for a joint workshop on November 7-8, 2008 in Berlin, hosted by the European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation (ECHDO) and Corience. The meeting served as a milestone in the developmen
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23 October 2008
Heart children’s charities make sacrifices to protect aid for hardest hit by credit crunch 
The Children's Heart Federation is urgently refocusing its resources to protect the small grants scheme that ensures parents hit hardest by the credit crunch can visit their children recovering from heart surgery during extended hospital stays.
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21 August 2008
Children's Heart Federation Supports CoaguNation Bus Tour 
Children’s Heart Federation is supporting the CoaguNation Bus Tour organised by Roche Diagnostics Ltd.
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21 August 2008
New guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis 
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a clinical guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. Read more about this and Infective Endocarditis in our fact sheet.
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21 August 2008
Children's Heart Federation Responds to Bristol Review 
Children's Heart Federation welcomes the publication this week of the Independent Review of the Congenital and Paediatric Cardiac Services at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Bristol Royal Infirmary.
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21 August 2008
February is Children's Heart Month 
February is Children’s Heart Month, an annual event that aims to raise awareness of congenital heart disease and the needs of the children and families that it affects.
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21 August 2008
Children’s Heart Federation response to the Healthcare Commission’s review of maternity services 
Children’s Heart Federation is very concerned to learn that data collected from NHS trusts shows that 40 % of ultrasound scans carried out fail to fully check for abnormalities in unborn babies.
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21 August 2008
Heart Children Come to Chester 
The Children's Heart Federation are organising a trip to the zoo for children with heart conditions and their families this summer.
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