Spinal surgeries: 38 children with scoliosis or spina bifida offered treatment abroad
Scheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last year
Children's Health Ireland (CHI)
First case of unnecessary child hip surgery confirmed, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil
Sinn Féin leader asks if there are ‘hundreds or more’ cases related to hip dysplasia
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’
Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialism
Parents of patients call for public inquiry into spinal surgery scandal
Patient advocates say health watchdog’s report leaves ‘more questions than answers’ amid ‘decade of catastrophic failings’
Minister tells hospitals group to enact spinal surgery report recommendations fully and quickly
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
More children added to spinal surgery waiting list in first three months than operated on
Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first quarter – but 144 added to scheule
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Spinal surgeries: When no one is responsible or accountable, shocking incidents likely to happen again
Many people with vital expertise and experience just don’t want to be on healthcare boards anymore, because it’s not worth the risk of reputational damage
Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hears
Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago
Full inquiry urged as spinal surgery report shows Temple Street did not protect children ‘from risk of harm’
Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’
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