The hospital was criticised over adult heart patient death rates in 2007 A hospital in Oxford has suspended children's heart surgery after four recent deaths during operations.The John Radcliffe Hospital said the fatalities involved some "very sick children" and happened in procedures during the past three to four months. A spokesman said patients' families were being told and urgent cases were being transferred to other hospitals. He said a review of each of the deaths would be carried out but other patients would not be put at risk by any delay. Independent health regulator The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it was not investigating the trust, but would monitor the trust's own review. The hospital said the patients involved all had congenital heart problems, a general term for birth defects that affect the heart. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Other cardiology care of patients at the hospital will continue as usual.[Read more...]