Congenital Cardiac Hospitals
Here you can explore which hospitals in the UK and Ireland offer congenital cardiac services.
You are also able to seek out information on the standards of care you should expect from each unit.
If at any time you would like to chat through the information you have been given, do not hesitate in giving the LHM team a ring on 0121 455 8982.
Alder Hey – Liverpool
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – Helpline 0151-252 5291
Ante-natal clinic at Alder Hey
Surgery/Catheter pre-assessment and pre-admission clinics
Young Persons Clinic/Transition
Anti-coagulation Service (clinic and home testing service-nurse prescribers)
Cardiac Feeding Clinic
Home Monitoring Service in collaboration with local services for single ventricle babies
Helen Walker, Mary Murray, Amanda Haworth, Gill McBurney, Marie Murphy, Michelle McLaren
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
A level one children’s congenital cardiac unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgical, interventional and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – 0121 333 9449
Kay Dyer, Justine Kidd, Jacqueline Nisbett, Kate Butler
Family Support Workers
Nikki Rehman, Rachel Thompson
Transition Nurse – 0121 371 4543
Nicky Pope
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children – Level 1
A level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgical, interventional and cardiology care.
Cardiac Specialist Nurses – +44 (0) 117 34 28286/28578
Cathy Harrington – Catherine.Harrington@UHBristol.nhs.uk
Naomi Greening – Naomi.Greening@UHBristol.nhs.uk
Diane Barlow – Diane.Barlow@UHBristol.nhs.uk
Jessica Hughes – Jessica.Hughes@UHBristol.nhs.uk
Amy Harbinson – Amy.Harbinson@UHBristol.nhs.uk
The Royal Brompton Hospital
A level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – 0207 349 7727
Antenatal
Susanna de Sousa, Julieta Lumanisakio, Brooke Campfield
Clinical nurse specialists
Fran Cox, Christie Thorpe
Liz Johnson, James Perry
Transition nurses
Lynda Davies Shaughnessy, Virginia Meira Castro Pires, Loredana Haidu
Evelina Children’s Hospital – Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust.
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses.
Antenatal – 0207 1882308/ 9201
Nicky Callaghan, Judy Tenenbaum
Outreach nurses -0800 555 500 plus pager number
Catie Chou – 863 654, Patricia Kenny – 806 000
Jane Fewlass – 832 526, Alan Murry
Transition Nurse
Hajar Habibi
The Freeman Hospital
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – Office voicemail 0191 2137344
Debs Richardson 0191 2448271 Cardiac liaison nurse
Debbie Lawson 0191 2448272 Cardiac liaison nurse
Jacqui Laydon 0191 2139184 Cardiac nutrition nurse specialist
East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Senior Children’s Cardiac Nurse Specialist
Andrea Gray – andrea.m.gray@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Specialist Nurses
Linda O’Hare- linda.j.ohare@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Trish Martin – tricia.martin@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Nicola Holdback – nicola.holdback@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Catherine Simon – catherine.simon@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
James Brown- james.brown@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Sharon Bowcutt – sharon.bowcutt@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Fetal cardiac nurses
Sharon Bowcutt
Linda O’Hare
Single Ventricle Home monitoring
Trish Martin
Nicola Holdback
Transition nurse specialist
Catherine Simon
Clerical support
Mary Read – mary.read@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Link to the EMCHC website – www.emchnetwork.nhs.uk
Link to the EMCHC website – www.emchnetwork.nhs.uk
Great Ormond Street Hospital
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
General Line: 0207 405 9200
Cardiac Nurse Specialist team 0207 405 9200 ex 5774 email Cardiac.NurseSpecialists@gosh.nhs.uk
- Aileen O’Sullivan
- Sarah Kanter
- Alyssa Cooper
- Ita Naughton
- Jessica Shoshan
- Keziah Woollett
Adolescent Nurse Specialist 0207 405 9200 ext 8143 email Cardiac.AdolescentTeam@gosh.nhs.uk
- Cillian Gray
- Jo Hollis
Fetal nurse specialists 0207 405 9200 ext 6711 email Fetal.CNS@gosh.nhs.uk
- Miranda Porritt
- Sarah Kanter
- Felicia Ponto
Leeds General Infirmary
A level one children’s congenital heart unit. Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – 0113 3925467 or email ccns.lgi@nhs.net
Mike Fresson, specialist areas: arrhythmias, transition
Lyndsay Marston, specialist areas: complex cardiac clinics, fetal service
Elaine Woolley, specialist areas: transition, anticoagulation service, fetal service
Marie Wray, specialist area: fetal service lead
Manchester Children’s Hospital
A level 2 children’s congenital heart unit offering antenatal diagnosis and cardiology care.
Specialist Nurses – 0161 701 06640161 701 0664/5
Kim Laurie – Cardiology Specialist Nurse (Team Leader)
Clair Noctor – Cardiology Specialist Nurse
Laura Jole – Cardiology Specialist Nurse
Oxford Children’s Hospital
A level 2 children’s congenital heart unit offering antenatal diagnosis and cardiology care.
- Georgie Stepney
- Kathy Lurcook
- Emily Knowles
Telephone: Direct line 01865 234985
Bleep via hospital switchboard: 0300 304 7777 bleep 4170
Email: orh-tr.ccnsoxford@nhs.net
The University Hospital Southampton
Offering children’s and adults level one congenital cardiac surgical, interventional and cardiology services.
Specialist Nurses –02381 204659- helpline
Collette Cochran – colette.cochran@uhs.nhs.uk
Gill Harte – gill.harte@uhs.nhs.uk
Noah’s Ark Hospital – Cardiff
A Welsh NHS equivalent of a level 2 children’s congenital heart unit
Offering antenatal diagnosis and cardiology care.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow
A Scottish NHS equivalent of a level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh
A Scottish NHS equivalent of a level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Belfast
A Scottish NHS equivalent of a level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital – Dublin
An Irish NHS equivalent of a level one children’s congenital heart unit.
Offering antenatal diagnosis, surgery, interventions and cardiology care.