It's that you are giving it out of the bottom of your heart.'" Salvation Army spokesman George Hood says the demand for charitable services has grown substantially.

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The hospital is at the centre of a long-running dispute over the future of children's heart services.

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Mr Milburn said this was because heart services in the UK had suffered from years of neglect.

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Almost 15, 000 people have so far signed petitions in support of the Royal Brompton's paediatric heart services.

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