Why is this children's heart unit facing closure? A day on the NHS frontline

The Royal Brompton hospital’s heart centre is among the best in the country, so why is it earmarked for closure? We spend a day with patients and staff to try to understand the vexed questions at the heart of the government’s planned NHS reforms 5.26pm GMTFor our last appointment of the day, we meet Robert Craig, the chief operating officer at Royal Brompton. NHS England’s plans to close the unit might be emotionally distressing for staff and patients, but if giving other hospi