Teen with asthma died after waiting more than four years to see consultant, inquest hears
Coroner records medical misadventure verdict after hearing four appointments to see him were cancelled
Children's Health Ireland (CHI)
Concerns around insourcing fed in to row over funding at Beaumont Hospital
Insourcing has been part of Government’s drive to reduce waiting lists but has become multimillion-euro industry
‘Great frustration’ only 19 children treated abroad for spinal surgeries, Dáil hears
Minister for Health says over €16m is available in funding for international treatment in EU and US
Advocacy group says inquiry into scoliosis must address ‘toxic culture’ at CHI
Parent-led body aims to prevent same work culture from persisting in new children’s hospital
Parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt to meet senior politicians to push for spinal care inquiry
It comes after allegation boy was removed from surgery waiting list due to mistaken belief he was in palliative care
Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s mother says report alleging mistaken palliative label is ‘huge shock’
Harvey Morrison Sheratt (9), who died in July, waited years for spinal surgery
CHI agrees not to advertise job of spinal surgeries waiting list manager in line with court order
Employee claims she was let go for serious misconduct after instruction to delist 10 patients
Some 470 Beaumont Hospital workers join call for boycott of Israeli firm’s drugs
Latest petitions follow similar action by staff at Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
CHI spinal surgery list manager gets temporary injunction against dismissal
Anita Little claims she was dismissed following instructions to suspend 10 patients from waiting list
Concerns raised about ability to reduce spinal waiting lists due to increasing demand
Recent taskforce meeting spoke about ‘no improvement from the start of the year’
Consultants not empowered to manage colleagues effectively, conference told
Consultants can’t ‘manage risks in a meaningful way’ owing to lack of ‘budgetary or financial control’, says CHI clinical director
Confidence vote in Harris to be pushed through to avoid presidential race disruption
Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys trade blows as they enter final 10 days of campaign
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Parents of boy (15) ‘lost in system’ while awaiting surgery seek answers for delay
Kildare boy Evan Gardiner ‘is suffering in the long run, his life is on hold’, his mother says
CHI board concerned three years ago over insourcing in hospitals
HSE chiefs to update Oireachtas committee on use of private companies which used public-service personnel and facilities after hours to reduce waiting lists
Mother of boy (9) who died after waiting years for spinal surgery ‘cautiously optimistic’ on CHI inquiry
Gillian Sherratt says ‘priority and focus’ must be on helping those children still relying on the State, CHI and HSE
Teenager who lost both legs in farm accident has one goal: to return home and to school
Féile O’Sullivan’s west Cork community has helped raise more than €650,000 for her since incident in July
Government commits to CHI inquiry after meeting Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s parents
Harvey, who died in July aged nine, waited years for surgery
The Irish Times view on the end of Children’s Health Ireland: promise unfulfilled
It is hard not to link the decision to the chequered performance of CHI over the last eight years
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Children’s Health Ireland to be folded into HSE
Move follows months of controversy, notably relating to orthopaedic and spinal services
Jordan chosen as route to evacuate sick Gaza children to Ireland in ‘imminent’ operation
It is understood around 11 children have been identified for an upcoming third evacuation mission
CHI investigates reports of surgeons contacting parents to review children they operated on
One mother recalled sense of shock after surgeon said he wanted to review his own work
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Imagine the war cabinet that would have been assembled if paediatric spinal surgery was a global spectator sport
CHI still faces questions over waiting list irregularities and orthopaedic care
Children’s Health Ireland still faces inquiries into its services which are yet to be completed
Garda deemed report into potential CHI waiting list irregularities ‘not suitable’ for investigation
Confidential document on work culture and use of funding to cut public waiting lists was leaked widely in the media earlier this year
Childhood cancer: ‘I had this thing in my head that, until somebody tells me, it’s not real’
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Palestinian nurses conclude intensive surgical training in Ireland
Rotation characterised as ‘key step’ in advance of spring 2026 opening of Jubilee building in West Bank baby hospital
National children’s hospital: what’s the hold-up - and whose fault are delays?
Project originally due to be finished in 2022 looks likely to miss its latest completion date in September
Three hospitals paid consultants all the NTPF money received for waiting-list schemes
Naas, St Michael’s and Kerry hospitals disclosed they had failed to comply with memorandum of understanding with agency, review reveals
National children’s hospital developer BAM’s claims ‘not credible’, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says she has concerns about BAM’s ability to meet its work programme
Parents should not allow children on e-scooters
‘As clinicians involved in the care of children with traumatic brain injuries, we are writing to highlight our concerns’
Cost of former CEO employment dispute at Children’s Health Ireland exceeds €160,000
Issued centred on clash between Government policy on term limits for chief executives in State sector and rights under employment law
Hundreds gather in Dublin to remember Harvey Morrison Sherratt
Anger directed at Simon Harris following death of nine-year-old boy with scoliosis
Over 50 consultants urge State to stop using Israeli medicines ‘if viable alternatives’
Teva Pharmaceuticals, which makes Sudocrem, is one of the largest suppliers of generic medicines to HSE
Father of Harvey Morrison Sherratt says his son was ‘abandoned’ by disability services
Almost 11,000 children waiting for assessment by HSE’s children disability network teams, figures show
Data watchdog opens ‘inquiry’ into CHI Tallaght over safety of children’s records
It is understood door to office containing hundreds of patient charts was left propped open
Family of recently deceased boy Harvey Morrison Sherratt to meet Simon Harris
Scoliosis patient (9) faced delays in waiting for surgery
Palestinian mothers of seriously ill children refuse relocation to Donegal due to healthcare concerns
Children’s Health Ireland determines it safe to transfer care to regional health centre
Children’s Health Ireland spent years challenging ‘defiant’ staff, says resigning doctor
Dr Gavin Lavery was one of four CHI board members who resigned last May
Family of girl (14) who died while at Gaeltacht seeks review of CHI care
Amelia Belle Ferguson (14) collapsed while out walking in Co Galway last year
Inquiries under way into further allegations around waiting list initiatives at Children’s Health Ireland
Public Accounts Committee and Minister hears that consultant paid €40,000 in 2018 to treat patients on his waiting list at private hospital
Dublin children’s hospital ‘misplaces’ child’s record in ‘serious data-protection breach’
Separately, watchdog carried out unannounced inspection at CHI Tallaght on foot of complaint
CHI apologises for delay in diagnosing liver cancer in toddler who later died
Eveen Sheehy was 2½ years old when she died six years ago
Government will not use Jordan to evacuate sick children from Gaza, despite previously saying route was ‘not an issue’
Doctors prefer Jordan crossing to Rafah due to higher quality of hospital in Amman
Waiting list initiative suspended at Naas after concerns consultants paid directly
PAC set to question NTPF and CHI over controversies over use of millions allocated to tackle waiting lists
Naas hospital voluntarily paused insourcing amid concerns over use of public funding
HSE chief Bernard Gloster says effectiveness of insourcing governance ‘is probably questionable’
Saturday outpatient appointments at Crumlin hospital surge by 240%
Concerns raised about overreliance on appointments paid for by National Treatment Purchase Fund
‘Simple and straightforward’: The €4,500 naming of the National Children’s Hospital Ireland
It could have been different, except that ‘Phoenix’ rose from the ashes only to be shot down by a healthcare facility in Arizona
Another week, another war: Trump pivots from America first to talk of a bunker buster
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: AIB buys back all its shares, while politicians tear strips off Children’s Health Ireland representatives in front of an Oireachtas committee
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in the spotlight as health controversies intensify
Fears rolling issues involving children’s hospital services and others could dominate the political agenda over the summer
CHI hearing: Some children who had hip surgery may not have reviews until next year, committee told
Sixty per cent of hip dysplasia surgeries on children at Temple Street hospital between 2021 and 2023 did not meet clinical criteria for surgery, audit finds
CHI chief to apologise to patients, families and public over ‘great pain inflicted’ on some in its care
Lucy Nugent and senior figures to answer questions at Oireachtas Health Committee following scandals
A Gaeltacht tragedy: ‘I never would have sent her if I thought anything was wrong’
The mother of a teenager who died from a heart condition on a hike at a Connemara Irish college wants answers from a hospital group
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