Majority of children on spinal waiting list will have surgery or date by end of year - Donnelly
Outsourcing initiatives in Ireland and abroad are being used to tackle list with 138 children still waiting
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Outsourcing initiatives in Ireland and abroad are being used to tackle list with 138 children still waiting
Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients
Minister for Health says in letter to board of Children’s Health Ireland it is ‘unacceptable that greater progress was not made before now’
When under attack for the Children’s Hospital fiasco, Paschal Donohoe takes flak for Simon Harris - who is in New York - and pulls the word ‘learnings’ from the first aid box
Failure to set substantial completion date for new national children’s hospital a significant risk to commissioning programme for the project, CHI chairman says
Síolta, co-founded by Hannah Bowler and Wayne Dignam, is a co-operative of wellbeing practitioners aimed at enabling growth and connection
Online platforms are harming children in ‘really sinister, dark ways’, says Stephen Donnelly as online health taskforce is announced
National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects
I was very annoyed I couldn’t play on the slide in the local park, like my schoolfriends could. So, I blamed my doctor
It is understood accommodation and flights for those travelling for surgeries will be paid for by State
Dr Niall Muldoon expresses ‘despair and concern’ at Child Law Project report that highlights State failings
Specialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levels
Funds not used in intended manner and waiting lists remain ‘unacceptably long’, says Minister for Health
An innovative pedagogic move brings the young and old together in a win-win for everyone
Ombudsman highlights lack of State services to support children with disabilities to live at home with families
Mental health issues more likely to be issue for those born in 2008 than those born in 1998
Dr Muiris Houston: It’s important that parents and guardians know the symptoms to look out for and seek help early
Ask the Expert: Many informed primary schools opt out of homework in early years and support parents to become involved in children’s learning in other ways
Report by advocacy group details experiences of families seeking access to supports
Most of the trends are positive, although some give cause for concern
Darren Coleman says his wife, Nicola Keane, was not a monster but a ‘really, really ill person’
If we do not pay attention to children today, they may force us to pay attention to them as troubled adults tomorrow
Number of children experiencing deprivation in the Republic has risen by more than 30,000 in last year
The landmark report by UK paediatrician Hilary Cass into transgender treatment for young people is published as the HSE plans a new Irish clinical programme for gender healthcare
Dublin hospital is ‘failing to meet the specific needs’ of newborns requiring intensive care, doctors say
Dr Ann Hickey this month told management of Children’s Health Ireland she could no longer continue as neonatology lead due to inaction on outdated systems of care
Oireachtas meeting will focus on protection of children in the use of AI
The final article in a special six-part series on parenting exceptional children - a strengths-based approach to raising autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent children
There is a lack of advice for parents of children with disabilities when they hit puberty
It’s official, at least according to one new study: the more screen time toddlers have, the less they say, hear and converse
Two directors of one company running emergency accommodation for children in care shared €866,000 in remuneration
It will take more than one government to solve problems with services, Taoiseach tells Dáil
Minister for Health told Dáil amount was allocated in 2022 to bring down waiting lists for orthopaedic and paediatric proceedures
Coalition has done well in areas such as online safety, affordable access to childcare and school books scheme expansion, Children’s Rights Alliance says
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