The following paper sets out the Steering Group’s further advice to the JCPCT having taken into account evidence submitted by respondents during public consultation. The paper includes advice on the proposed standards for Specialised Surgical Centres and the proposed model of care, including the development of Children’s Cardiology Centres and District Children’s Cardiology Centres.
Report to the JCPCT by Dr Patricia Hamilton CBE, Chair of the Safe and Sustainable Steering Group, on behalf of Steering Group members, 17 October 2011
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