11 March 2004 Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) backs bill to improve screening Heart campaigners have thrown their support behind a new Private Member’s Bill calling for legislation to grant effective, automatic screening on the NHS for all families at high risk of sudden cardiac death syndrome – which currently claims the lives of up
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Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report
Questions for Dari Taylor from CRY families The debate How pleased was she with the response from fellow MP’s for her bill? Thrilled! 76 Labour MPs wrote to me to say they supported the bill, a total of 97 gave their support, and several others said they supported the issue but believed that new legislation was
Dinner Lady’s Charity Work is a Real Life Saver
A new heart defibrillator means lives could be saved thanks to the charity work of a dinner lady. Sheila Clarke, who works at St Mary Magdelen School, Mortlake, raised £3,600 for the machine, which is now in place at the Sheen Lane Health Centre. Mrs Clarke, with the support of a friend’s son and pupil at
End of heartbreak – Mum on a mission to save kids
A mother whose son nearly died from a rare heart complaint is on a mission to save other families from heartbreak. Retired nurse Eddie Farrow from Sheerwater had no idea 17-year-old Bradley had a sudden death syndrome (SDS) called Brugada until he collapsed in October 2001. Mrs Farrow said Bradley had been complaining of a headache
