Majority of children on spinal waiting list will have surgery or date by end of year - Donnelly
Outsourcing initiatives in Ireland and abroad are being used to tackle list with 138 children still waiting
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‘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 surgery waiting times: Government’s frustration over delays ‘cannot be overstated’, Donnelly tells CHI chair
Minister for Health says in letter to board of Children’s Health Ireland it is ‘unacceptable that greater progress was not made before now’
Flippin’ ‘learnings’, they turn up like a bad penny whenever another billion is flushed down the pan
When under attack for the Children’s Hospital fiasco, Paschal Donohoe takes flak for Simon Harris - who is in New York - and pulls the word ‘learnings’ from the first aid box
Donnelly criticises Children’s Health Ireland board over delays in seeking new chief
Failure to set substantial completion date for new national children’s hospital a significant risk to commissioning programme for the project, CHI chairman says
Addiction and healing: ‘All of the things that you chase for happiness don’t actually make you happy’
Síolta, co-founded by Hannah Bowler and Wayne Dignam, is a co-operative of wellbeing practitioners aimed at enabling growth and connection
Online platforms are harming children in ‘really sinister, dark ways’, says Donnelly
Online platforms are harming children in ‘really sinister, dark ways’, says Stephen Donnelly as online health taskforce is announced
Children’s hospital: We are at the stage where we just want the builders out of our life
National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects
‘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
Children with scoliosis to receive spinal surgeries abroad under Department of Health plans
It is understood accommodation and flights for those travelling for surgeries will be paid for by State
Ombudsman demands action over ‘desperate situation facing so many vulnerable children in Ireland’
Dr Niall Muldoon expresses ‘despair and concern’ at Child Law Project report that highlights State failings
Rickets, anaemia, scabies: homeless children in Ireland suffering malnutrition effects associated with poorer countries
Specialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levels
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
Intergenerational learning: When the wisdom of age meets the wonder of childhood
An innovative pedagogic move brings the young and old together in a win-win for everyone
Child with ‘profound’ disability in hospital over 100 days more than medically necessary due to lack of services
Ombudsman highlights lack of State services to support children with disabilities to live at home with families
Growing Up in Ireland: Young teenagers less likely to smoke or drink than counterparts a decade ago
Mental health issues more likely to be issue for those born in 2008 than those born in 1998
Why has the incidence of type 1 diabetes begun to increase again in Ireland?
Dr Muiris Houston: It’s important that parents and guardians know the symptoms to look out for and seek help early
Homework: ‘Within a few minutes of reading, despite me trying to help, my daughter will start screaming’
Ask the Expert: Many informed primary schools opt out of homework in early years and support parents to become involved in children’s learning in other ways
Deterioration in mental health of children waiting for Camhs referral, survey finds
Report by advocacy group details experiences of families seeking access to supports
The Irish Times view on the ESRI’s teen survey: the kids are (mostly) alright
Most of the trends are positive, although some give cause for concern
Husband of woman who killed herself and couple’s child says she was ‘screaming for help’ but not getting it
Darren Coleman says his wife, Nicola Keane, was not a monster but a ‘really, really ill person’
Ireland has made vital progress in tackling child poverty but no child can be left behind
If we do not pay attention to children today, they may force us to pay attention to them as troubled adults tomorrow
One in five children in Ireland live in households unable to buy them shoes
Number of children experiencing deprivation in the Republic has risen by more than 30,000 in last year
What now for transgender healthcare in Ireland after publication of the Cass review?
The landmark report by UK paediatrician Hilary Cass into transgender treatment for young people is published as the HSE plans a new Irish clinical programme for gender healthcare
‘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
Children’s committee: App stores should be responsible for effective age verification - Meta
Oireachtas meeting will focus on protection of children in the use of AI
How to advocate for and empower your neurodivergent child
The final article in a special six-part series on parenting exceptional children - a strengths-based approach to raising autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent children
Preparing for periods: how to support girls with additional needs
There is a lack of advice for parents of children with disabilities when they hit puberty
How screen time interferes with the parent-child dynamic
It’s official, at least according to one new study: the more screen time toddlers have, the less they say, hear and converse
Ten companies paid €58m to run unregulated accommodation for children in care last year
Two directors of one company running emergency accommodation for children in care shared €866,000 in remuneration
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
Donnelly asks HSE to audit how €19m for Children’s Health Ireland surgeries was spent
Minister for Health told Dáil amount was allocated in 2022 to bring down waiting lists for orthopaedic and paediatric proceedures
‘Little or no progress’ made by Government on children’s mental health supports, report says
Coalition has done well in areas such as online safety, affordable access to childcare and school books scheme expansion, Children’s Rights Alliance says
Settlement of €73,500 for teenager who sued over treatment at south Kerry CAMHS
Boy, now aged 15, was 11 when he was prescribed Risperidone for ADHD
How do I spot if my child . . . has been poisoned?
Most accidental encounters with toxic chemicals happen in the home
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
A quiet revolution in treating small children with serious heart disease
Children from the North account for up to 20 per cent of heart interventions performed in Crumlin’s children’s hospital in Dublin
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’
Children’s hospitals ‘extremely busy’ due to increasing number of RSV patients
Common virus causes coughs and colds and is the main cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in very young children
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
How to talk to your children about separation: Striking a balance between reality and reassurance
It’s okay for the parent start the conversation and if a child doesn’t want to talk, don’t make them
What the budget means for childcare: ‘You don’t want to play down the importance of any increase in funding’
Budget 2024: Louise Kilbane runs three day care and early learning centres in Sligo and Mayo
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
Health insurance for your children: why waste the money?
Many parents are paying in case their child has an accident unaware that they could have cover already through their school
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
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)
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
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