Zoë's Knitting Bag (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
As some of you already know, my poor Dad has suffered two heart attacks since Thursday. He is now in Papworth Hospital undergoing tests. There's really no more that I can say. In view of this, I am taking an...
Sugarbutch Chronicles (Free subscription) | 01/17/2008
A 23-year-old British woman recently had a chance to look at her own heart on display, part of The Heart exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London. She had the heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, three months ago after a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition in which the heart walls stiffen. Her first [...]
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
THE parents of a 15-year-old boy who died after being dropped by a hospital worker have agreed an out of court payout with health chiefs. County Upper School student Michael Woodhouse, 15, of Barrow, died of bronchial pneumonia three days after his legs were broken in a fall at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, where he had been taken for treatment.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
The Healthcare Commission said that Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust could resume heart transplant operations following the trust's agreement to implement additional safeguards to protect patients. After a two-week review, the independent watchdog said quality of care was good and there were no common factors to explain the recent rise in the number of deaths. [click link for full article]
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
Papworth Hospital can resume heart transplant operations after a review failed to find one single reason for a sharp rise in recent deaths the health watchdog said on Monday
PM (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
...we'll talk tonight about this report. Heart transplants have been allowed to resume at Papworth Hospital near Cambridge after concerns about the number of patient deaths. The Healthcare Commission stepped in this month after seven of the 20 adult heart...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/04/2007
HEART transplants have been suspended at one of the UK's specialist hospitals following a rise in patient deaths. Papworth Hospital, near Cambridge, said an investigation had been launched after a "small increase in early mortality" following operations it carried out.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/03/2007
By Daniel Martin HEART transplants have been suspended at Papworth Hospital after a sudden rise in unexplained deaths.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2007
An investigation has been launched into the heart transplant programme at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge after it reported a sharp increase in the number of patient deaths.
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/02/2007
Heart transplants were tonight suspended at one of the UK's specialist hospitals following a rise in patient deaths. A probe has been launched after a "small increase in early mortality"
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/01/2007
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 10/27/2007
Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire shows a video to employees on the best way to wash their hands. After viewing the film, staff receive a badge that reads, "Ask -...
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 09/06/2007
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. Take this 23 year old British woman for example - she saw her own heart on display at The Heart exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London recently. This was after having a heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, one quarter ago after bring diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. This exhibition [...]
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 09/05/2007
A 23 year-old British woman recently had a chance to look at her own heart on display, part of The Heart exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London . She had the heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, three months ago after a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition in which the heart walls stiffen. Her first reaction on seeing the old heart was disgust, but later...
