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
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin
Crumlin children's 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
Stephen Donnelly’s frustration with Children’s Health Ireland building for some time
Delays in children’s orthopaedic surgery and the appointment of a CEO, along with concern around investment priorities were issues for Minister for Health
Stephen Donnelly sought advice on whether State could take over children’s hospitals in Dublin
Legal advice was that such intervention could only take place if independent review identified serious governance or other failings
Genetic testing waiting lists causing challenges for families
Preventative speciality can diagnose rare and inherited health conditions but difficulty accessing the service is affecting family planning, research finds
PAC members ‘furious’ after bid to quiz children’s hospital organisations before election is unsuccessful
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy says refusal of bodies to appear before committee was ‘unacceptable’
PAC wants children’s hospital organisations to appear at final meeting before election
Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board say they can attend at a future date but not this week
Settlement of €17,500 approved for girl whose arm was impaled on Phoenix Park railings
Girl suffered significant trauma and developed anxiety about hospitals and doctors which made her post-accident care exceptionally difficult, court hears
Inquest into four-month-old baby’s death returns open verdict
Joshua Smith Murray’s mother was charged with his murder but died from natural causes before the case went to trial
‘We want to make cancer treatments less toxic for children with leukaemia’: A genomic boost to treat children’s cancer
Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients
Children’s hospital row: ‘Naive’ to think issues around delays are ‘sorted’, says Stephen Donnelly
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board says it could not express confidence in most recent revised substantial completion date
Children’s surgeons difficult to recruit due to increasing specialisation, report warns
Lack of investment in paediatric services and infrastructure has resulted in lack of priority for building skills, says report
Childhood cancer: ‘As soon as the ultrasound was turned on, they could see the tumour – it was large’
Even the end of treatment does not spell the end of parental anxiety, and a new peer-support network is being launched to help parents cope with what comes next
HSE directed to suppress senior post to compensate for role created for children’s hospital ex-chief
Reassignment of former CHI chief Eilísh Hardiman to new position as strategic programme director in April followed ‘mediation process’, documents indicate
‘My doctor came in and asked how I was feeling. I said he had ruined my life’
I was very annoyed I couldn’t play on the slide in the local park, like my schoolfriends could. So, I blamed my doctor
Opposition criticises Donnelly over use of €19m earmarked for spinal surgeries
Funds not used in intended manner and waiting lists remain ‘unacceptably long’, says Minister for Health
‘Unacceptable’ that extra resources not available for children needing spinal surgery, Donnelly tells CHI board
Minister for Health also says board should have ensured adequate succession planning to replace former chief executive after her second five-year term ended
National children’s hospital development stretches back 13 years
Development marked by missed deadlines and ballooning costs
National Children’s Hospital: New ‘substantial completion’ date now February 2025, TDs told
Hospital will not be able to admit patients until August 2025 at the earliest, public spending watchdog hears
Inflammatory bowel disease: ‘I remember being in primary school and thinking maybe if I skip breakfast, my stomach won’t hurt’
IBD increases as societies move from less-refined traditional diets to more processed foodstuffs
Key children’s hospital positions not filled permanently as opening date looms
Construction of hospital expected to be completed this year with first patients treated from summer 2025
Revenue seeks help in disposing of increasingly popular nitrous oxide canisters
Although legal, Revenue has power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe it is intended for illicit purposes
‘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
Neonatal project allowed ‘to slip into abeyance . . . not by an active decision but through neglect and apathy’
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
Government wants new children’s hospital to be open next year
Construction has begun on facility to accommodate families of patients at the new hospital
Frontline health services ‘coming under pressure’ due to recruitment freeze, says Donnelly
Minister for Health tells Dáil he had to ‘challenge back’ HSE to certain extent, where there was ‘culture of additionality’
Varadkar unable to give ‘adequate answers’ on why child-surgery waiting lists not fixed
It will take more than one government to solve problems with services, Taoiseach tells Dáil
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
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
HSE to ‘sensitively’ dispose of organs retained from 24 postmortems at Crumlin hospital
Board members express concern at failure to learn from previous reports on hospital organ retention policies
Life after childhood leukaemia: ‘It makes it easier that the research is so personal’
Research Lives: Avril Deegan PhD researcher at Dublin City University School of Psychology is looking at end-of-treatment experiences of childhood leukaemia survivors
Children’s hospital ‘swamped’ by record surge in respiratory cases
Almost 370 patients, most of them children, were hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) last week
‘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
When trying to navigate the Irish health system on behalf of a child leads to utter despair
Looking back, the Shafqat family feels let down by Camhs and community services
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?
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
Further delay on completion date for National Children’s Hospital
Project delivery team to appear before Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee in attempt to explain cost overruns and delays
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
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
Spinal surgeries: ‘Things happened in Temple Street that should not have happened,’ says CHI chief executive
A review of surgeries carried out by a consultant at Temple Street is under way after ‘serious spinal surgical incidents’ identified
Use of unapproved springs at Temple Street ‘truly shocking’, CHI head to tell Oireachtas
Children’s Health Ireland implementing review recommendations with 20% already completed and remainder underway
Gardaí investigate if teen (14) died after taking part in viral TikTok challenge
Tributes paid to ‘lovable, kind, energetic and fun-loving’ girl from Kilnamona, Co Clare
No clinical concerns about spinal surgery outcomes at Crumlin, health bosses say
A review of complex spinal surgery outcomes at Crumlin will be published ‘in full’ by Thursday morning, according to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)
Husband was not told of his wife’s fears, inquest into deaths of mother and child hears
Nurse Nicola Keane had told doctors at CHI Crumlin she was worried she might harm herself or her baby
HSE chief ‘seriously concerned’ about Temple Street hospital’s oversight of surgery-springs purchase
Independent review of surgery practices in hospital to be fair and not focused on a single individual, says Bernard Gloster
Parents of Temple Street hospital children threaten to boycott external review of spinal surgery
Some children’s records were used in earlier review without consent, say patient groups
Treatment abroad must be re-introduced for children awaiting spinal surgery, says SF health spokesman
David Cullinane says it is ‘infuriating’ for waiting families that capacity has now been reduced due to crisis
Some of Temple Street consultant’s colleagues knew surgeon used spring implants in children
Devices put into child patients described by HSE as unauthorised and uncertified
Spinal surgeries review: Child with spina bifida required 34 operations at Temple Street
Children’s Health Ireland publishes two further reviews of spinal surgery in response to concerns expressed by families
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