Children in Hospital Ireland

Teenager’s spinal curvature deteriorated from 30 to over 135 degrees while waiting for operation in Temple Street hospital

Further 5,484 children overdue an assessment of need, over three times higher than last year

An open sore was discovered when the cast was removed from the boy, who has a rare genetic condition

Children in Hospital Ireland forced to increase their fund-raising targets due to loss of Government funding of €90,000 a year

Playing can help children learn to cope with being in hospital, giving them confidence and a better sense of what’s going on around them

Building board says issue has been resolved and building is fire and building-regulation compliant

Group of 500 volunteers helps reduce children’s anxiety and provides respite to families

Hidden costs of having a child in hospital add financial pressures to the emotional upset

Travel, parking, accommodation and other non-medical expenses put much stress on parents at a time when they are already worried about their child

The writer’s deploring of ‘etiquette fiends’ started a letters page row that led to the setting-up of what is now Children in Hospital in Ireland

On top of grieving for the loss of a normal future for their seriously unwell child comes the financial pressure

Working in paediatrics brings a ‘whole whirlpool of feelings’ that need to be supported within the hospital system, believes consultant psychologist Barbara Wren

Psychologist Barbara Wren warns of impact of burnout on patients and parents

A volunteer’s perspective

Over time, you learn to live with an illness – although it may sometimes be difficult or frustrating, life must go on

Chief executive of Children’s Hospital Group warns against children being brought for treatment that could be delivered locally

Described as ‘a lost tribe’ by one consultant, ill adolescents take centre stage in art project