Four-month target for spinal surgery set by Simon Harris has ‘no clinical relevance’
Target is ‘used as a stick to beat us’, says head of State’s paediatric spinal unit
Temple Street hospital
Audit shows spending of €19m to reduce spinal waiting lists for children was used for purpose intended
Minister told the Seanad in July that funding for spinal services had been allocated ‘far more broadly’ across the Children’s Health Ireland group
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Specialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levels
Surgeon at centre of investigation into Temple Street spinal surgeries working in Ukraine
Orthopaedic surgeon Connor Green teaching reconstruction surgery for those injured in war with Russia
Admissions to children’s critical care units up 14% on pre-pandemic levels
Occupancy rates regularly exceed recommended levels, audit finds
‘Major vulnerabilities’ in Temple Street neonatal critical care, doctors warn management
Dublin hospital is ‘failing to meet the specific needs’ of newborns requiring intensive care, doctors say
Children’s scoliosis waiting lists fall despite Temple Street controversy
Dáil to debate Sinn Fein motion this week calling for taskforce to review scoliosis and spina bifida services
Attempts to resuscitate toddler after paddling pool incident heard at inquest
Coroner records open verdict on 22-month-old boy found unresponsive in less than 10cm of water
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Temple Street hospital spinal surgery review widened to 17 more ‘cases of concern’
Extra cases relate to practice of consultant whose work was already being reviewed, says department
Father tells how son (8) on scoliosis waiting list is suffering pain so bad that ‘he bursts out into tears’
Children under the care of Mr Connor Green, who went on leave last September after Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) referred him to the Irish Medical Council, are still on waiting lists
Paediatric consultant at Temple Street calls for reinstatement of doctor at centre of spinal surgery controversy
Some 150 children requiring surgery for complex orthopaedic conditions are on waiting lists, Seanad told earlier this week
Girl (4) who died of strep A complications may have survived if clinicians acted on evidence, inquest hears
Inquest into death of Ahana Singh, who died in December 2022, records verdict of medical misadventure
‘Nothing gets easier’: Mother of toddler (2) who died from strep A infection after being sent home by hospital
Lauren Graham-Hayden said she hopes any new procedures arising from her daughter Phoenix’s death might save other families similar pain
Detectives still waiting to arrest Dublin child stabbing suspect two weeks on
While suspected attacker’s medical condition has improved, 49-year-old naturalised Irish citizen still suffering serious injury
Hiqa publishes terms of reference of Temple Street review
Interim findings into the use of unauthorised springs in operations will be made by end of year, watchdog says
Temple Street managers gave warning about surgeon’s competence a year before serious incidents
Report asked Children’s Health Ireland to address issues at Temple Street that posed ‘real risk to patient safety and staff’
CHI chief’s summary of problems at Temple Street fails to answer the question why
A central question is, did children’s spinal surgeries scandal result from actions of one consultant or were there wider factors at play?
Parents’ group calls for reinstatement of doctor at centre of spinal surgery controversy
OrthoKids Ireland says their children have been ‘waiting months’ for life-saving treatment due to surgeon’s absence
Taoiseach rules out statutory inquiry into poor outcomes of orthopaedic surgeries at Temple Street
UK expert commissioned by HSE to review service begins work, despite boycott by some advocacy groups
Health of child in row over medical records should be at ‘forefront’ - judge
Girl’s family has brought proceedings against CHI seeking all medical records arising out of her spinal surgery
Family of girl who had spinal surgery at Temple Street launch High Court proceedings for medical records
Girl is one of 19 children who were the subject of a report on patients with spina bifida who were operated on at hospital
Boy (6) provided with spinal records by Temple Street hospital after court’s intervention
Parents with children caught up in the spinal surgery controversy at Temple Street hospital are ‘pouring their hearts out’ in requests for medical records, the court was told
Surgeons to be flown in as part of latest bid to tackle lengthy delays for children with spinal issues
Donnelly intervenes directly with Children’s Health Ireland over difficulties experienced by families in obtaining their children’s patient records
CHI accepts ‘communication breakdown’ over Temple Street spinal records sought by six-year-old boy
Children’s Health Ireland senior counsel says communication less than ideal, but judge notes it was ‘non-existent’
Children’s Health Ireland chief directed to attend court to explain medical records delay in spinal surgery action
Case relates to Luke Ryan, one of a number of children taking actions over alleged adverse effects suffered after spinal surgery
Hiqa to investigate use of unlicensed springs in Temple Street children’s operations
Health watchdog will also carry out wider review of paediatric orthopaedic surgery following recent controversy
Crumlin spinal surgery review caused ‘anxiety’ but was needed for information, surgeon says
Dr David Moore said ‘pressure’ by media meant doctors could not explain purpose to patients in advance
Hospital consultants call for widening of spinal surgeries review at Temple Street
IHCA conference hears review must be ‘systemic’ and ‘cannot be allowed to report to itself’
Spinal surgeries review must be systemic if medics are not to be deterred from complex cases
Government needs to take firm control of this review and adjust its terms of reference so it does not fail before it has even begun. It cannot be allowed to report to itself
Temple Street parents call for statutory inquiry into spinal surgery failings as they meet HSE chief and Minister
Advocacy groups say they have lost confidence in Minister and HSE to resolve ‘catastrophe’ in children’s spinal surgeries
Crumlin spinal surgery review finds most children with spina bifida had repeat surgery
Most suffered post-operative infection but no deaths and no metalwork removed, says Children’s Health Ireland
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