Taoiseach: Hip dysplasia controversy should be referred to Medical Council
Micheál Martin: Onus lies on body to be ‘proactive’ in professional regulation of members
Children's Health Ireland (CHI)
Six years and several controversies in, the Government is losing its faith in CHI
Hip surgery issues, spinal springs and an as-yet-unopened hospital have marred entity’s reputation
Children’s Health Ireland may be merged into HSE following recent controversies
‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues
Four Children’s Health Ireland board members resign following months of controversy
Latest departures follow resignation of board chairman in April
CHI consultant who allegedly referred public patients to his own weekend clinic faced no disciplinary action
Children's Health Ireland clinician at centre of internal review retired after inquiry flagged governance issues
Hip surgery audit: How many more times will we hear ‘this can never happen again’?
Once more there are serious questions to be asked about clinical governance failures
Health staff found ‘ingratiating themselves financially’ will be referred to gardaí, HSE chief says
Bernard Gloster says he was not informed about report alleging consultant abused waiting system and delayed operations for sick children
‘A national scandal’: Answers demanded after audit highlights over 100 unnecessary hip surgeries on children
The operations took place at Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
Hip surgery audit: Almost 70% of operations in two children’s hospitals ‘unnecessary’
Report examined 147 surgeries performed at three hospitals between 2021 and 2023
National children’s hospital builder completes only 60% of progress
Delay has been confirmed to Public Accounts Committee, which will hold a meeting on the progress of the new hospital on Thursday
Children and teens make up third of alleged child sexual abuse perpetrators, study finds
Unexplained changes in children could be sign of abuse, researchers note
WHO’s treatment of Dr Mike Ryan proves to be a shocking case study
Dáil furore over unnecessary hip surgeries and Social Democrats on manoeuvres among other stories of the week
Former Children’s Health Ireland boss kept salary of almost €184k in new role
Some €250,000 in potential income for CHI was lost due to late insurance claims, Public Accounts Committee hears separately
Boy (8) who sued Children’s Health Ireland settles action with €2m interim payment
Settlement of High Court action reached without an admission of liability
Mother of hip surgery child sent 30 emails to hospital and only received reply after solicitor got involved
Sinn Féin TD says parents going abroad as CHI, Government not giving them answers over hip surgery controversy
Mother ‘devastated’ to be told her young son’s hip operation was not necessary after all
Publication is imminent of independent audit report on surgery on children
Over 2,200 families of children who received hip surgeries over 15 year period written to by CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital
Report of independent review into surgeries due shortly
Children’s hip surgery audit report due next week, says Taoiseach
Martin criticised in Dáíl amid delays to publication of review into whether operations were necessary
Hip operations uproar leaves Taoiseach in a bind
Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’
Families whose children had hip surgeries sent letters in advance of report publication
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
CHI unable to move in to national children’s hospital due to continued delays
Early access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to begin
Spinal surgeries: 38 children with scoliosis or spina bifida offered treatment abroad
Scheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last year
First case of unnecessary child hip surgery confirmed, Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil
Sinn Féin leader asks if there are ‘hundreds or more’ cases related to hip dysplasia
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’
Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialism
Parents of patients call for public inquiry into spinal surgery scandal
Patient advocates say health watchdog’s report leaves ‘more questions than answers’ amid ‘decade of catastrophic failings’
Minister tells hospitals group to enact spinal surgery report recommendations fully and quickly
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
More children added to spinal surgery waiting list in first three months than operated on
Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first quarter – but 144 added to scheule
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Spinal surgeries: When no one is responsible or accountable, shocking incidents likely to happen again
Many people with vital expertise and experience just don’t want to be on healthcare boards anymore, because it’s not worth the risk of reputational damage
Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hears
Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago
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