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
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin
Crumlin children's hospital
Revelations show appalling personal behaviour among some CHI medics
Toll on medics training under certain consultants was especially acute
Public Accounts Committee recalls CHI and HSE following fresh revelations about alleged patient referrals
Four board members had resigned over the past week, as CHI faced controversies over children’s scoliosis and hip surgeries
Four Children’s Health Ireland board members resign following months of controversy
Latest departures follow resignation of board chairman in April
Hip surgeries: Parents call for independent review by international experts
Audit found almost 70 per cent of surgeries were not necessary
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
What’s in the hip surgery audit and how much harm has been done?
There was significant variation in the thresholds for surgery across three Dublin hospitals
‘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
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
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
More departures from Children’s Health Ireland expected after Hiqa report finds use of springs in surgery ‘wrong’
CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’
Spinal surgeries report: The story behind the springs used on children
Implantation of unapproved springs to treat scoliosis in children occurred without either ethical approval or formal approval from any CHI senior clinical leader
Temple Street spinal surgeries: Taoiseach says use of unauthorised springs ‘beyond comprehension’
Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harm
Spinal surgeries report by Hiqa: five things we learnt
Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospital
Timeline: Background to the controversies at CHI over orthopaedic surgeries for children
New health authority report is one of a number of investigations and reviews commissioned
How the spinal surgeries scandal damaged trust between parents and Children’s Health Ireland
Hiqa to publish report today into use of unauthorised implants in children at Temple Street
Watchdog report to criticise surgeon over use of unauthorised springs in spinal operations
Minister to brief Cabinet on findings into controversy over children’s operations at Temple Street hospital
HSE declines to confirm that children offered spinal surgeries abroad
Legal direction from former minister for health requested the board ‘closely monitor progress’
Efforts to finalise workforce for national children’s hospital continue amid concerns over understaffing
Minister for Health stressed need for workforce requirements for the hospital to be agreed with HSE
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More than 200 children awaiting spinal surgery as Minister says ‘trajectory’ improving
Long waiting lists have resulted in unacceptable delays for children with a deteriorating condition
Waiting for scoliosis surgery: ‘He’s like a different person. He’s in constant pain’
Due to the long delay in getting treatment, Daniel Collins, who is 14, will now need two spinal surgeries instead of one
Donnelly told HSE to send children overseas for spinal surgeries due to disappointment at backlog
In one of last letters as minister for health, Stephen Donnelly directed executive under Health Act to treat children with scoliosis and spina bifida
Nobody wants to stay in hospital longer than necessary. There’s a better way to handle patient discharge
Patient care doesn’t pause on weekends. Witnessing medically fit patients stuck in hospital due to discharge delays is deeply frustrating
Male sex assault victim: If I was a woman my employer ‘would have taken it more seriously’
Rape Crisis Ireland says too often adult male survivors feel ‘particularly isolated’ when sexually assaulted
Surgeons carried out 513 scoliosis procedures last year but 233 children still on waiting list
‘We are nowhere near where we would want to be’ with waiting times, Minister for Health says
Terenure and Clontarf meet again in rivalry that is becoming classic
Saturday’s match at Lakelands Park will also serve as a fundraiser for Childline by ISPCC and the Children’s Health Foundation
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
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
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
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