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Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust  has been awarded special funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to scale up its clinical trials for the disease, which help to pioneer new treatments for patients across the country.

12 year-old Sadia Begum has become the first Royal Brompton patient to receive a diagnosis of her rare condition, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia or PCD, via the 100,000 Genomes Project.

Campaigners fighting the closure of the Trust’s congenital heart disease (CHD) services today launch a new film to encourage people to respond to NHS England’s public consultation.

The Heimlich manoeuvre, a short sharp burst of pressure to the abdomen to clear a blockage in the throat, is just as effective when performed by the person who is choking, experts have found.