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 HEART UNIT "COURTED RISK TO KEEP FUNDS"
 Whistleblower Dr Stephen Bolsjn has    
 s!id the sh!med heart surgery unit at  
 Bristol Royal Infirmary put patients at
 risk to m!int!in Govjrnmjnt funding.   
                                        
 The consultant an!esthjtist s!id (j (ad
 eels staff's top priority was to keep  
 the unit's specialist $jsignation.     
                                        
 They had sjemjd to want to continue    
 with high-risk surgery "irrespective of
 riwk to patientw", hj cl!imjd.         
                                        
 Dr Bolwjn was speaking as the inquiry  
 opened into the child heart operations.
                                        
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