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
Fears rolling issues involving children’s hospital services and others could dominate the political agenda over the summer
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
Lucy Nugent and senior figures to answer questions at Oireachtas Health Committee following scandals
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
Despite assurances, patients not expected in facility for at least another year
Dublin hospital drawn into funding controversy as Crumlin children’s hospital identified as subject of prior concerns
There was a significant drop in the average number of patients seen per consultant last year, with ramifications for our long waiting lists
Internal report ‘discussed’ with senior Health Service Executive figure at performance review meetings
Gardaí and Medical Council now involved as fall out continues over reports of in-fighting and patient safety concerns
Payments were suspended for ‘insourcing’ at CHI on foot of internal report suggesting irregularities about scheme operation
Concerns over operation of special waiting-list clinics at CHI have seen NTPF funding to children’s hospital group suspended pending a review
In the News podcast: CHI was set up in 2019 to improve governance in paediatric healthcare
Report highlights irregularities and ‘toxic’ work culture at hospital run by CHI
Move by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill comes amid controversy over alleged abuse of waiting lists at CHI
Consultant saw twice as many patients in weekend clinic as his regular weekday equivalent
Move follows the controversy around a hospital consultant who allegedly breached HSE guidelines
Toll on medics training under certain consultants was especially acute
Internal report also reveals possible misuse of National Treatment Purchase Fund
Questions raised over governance and transparency of waiting list initiatives after hospital controversies
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Four board members had resigned over the past week, as CHI faced controversies over children’s scoliosis and hip surgeries
Micheál Martin: Onus lies on body to be ‘proactive’ in professional regulation of members
‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues
Hip surgery issues, spinal springs and an as-yet-unopened hospital have marred entity’s reputation
Latest departures follow resignation of board chairman in April
Children's Health Ireland clinician at centre of internal review retired after inquiry flagged governance issues
Once more there are serious questions to be asked about clinical governance failures
Bernard Gloster says he was not informed about report alleging consultant abused waiting system and delayed operations for sick children
The operations took place at Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
Report examined 147 surgeries performed at three hospitals between 2021 and 2023
Delay has been confirmed to Public Accounts Committee, which will hold a meeting on the progress of the new hospital on Thursday
Unexplained changes in children could be sign of abuse, researchers note
Dáil furore over unnecessary hip surgeries and Social Democrats on manoeuvres among other stories of the week
Some €250,000 in potential income for CHI was lost due to late insurance claims, Public Accounts Committee hears separately
Settlement of High Court action reached without an admission of liability
Sinn Féin TD says parents going abroad as CHI, Government not giving them answers over hip surgery controversy
Publication is imminent of independent audit report on surgery on children
Report of independent review into surgeries due shortly
Martin criticised in Dáíl amid delays to publication of review into whether operations were necessary
Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’
Taoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation audit
Early access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to begin
Scheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last year
Sinn Féin leader asks if there are ‘hundreds or more’ cases related to hip dysplasia
Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialism
Patient advocates say health watchdog’s report leaves ‘more questions than answers’ amid ‘decade of catastrophic failings’
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
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
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
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
Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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