Press Releases

Swine Flu Advice
Guidance on swine flu for parents of children with heart conditions
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"Let our children play!" - Congenital heart disease charities call for the end of exclusion from school sports
The Children's Heart Federation (CHF) is using Children's Heart Week (9-17 May 2009) to call for the full inclusion of heart children in PE at school and more opportunities for participation in exercise, games and sports in the community.
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"Sharpen 2020 vision for congenital heart care" urge charities
Congenital heart disease (CoHD) charities are voicing their concern that the new ‘Destination 2020’ report launched today (Thursday 26 March) by the Cardiac and Vascular Coalition (CVC) does not draw the important distinction between congenital and corona
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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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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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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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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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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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