Temple Street hospital

‘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

Detectives still waiting to arrest Dublin child stabbing suspect two weeks on

While suspected attacker’s medical condition has improved, 49-year-old naturalised Irish citizen still suffering serious injury

Hiqa publishes terms of reference of Temple Street review

Interim findings into the use of unauthorised springs in operations will be made by end of year, watchdog says

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’

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?

Parents’ group calls for reinstatement of doctor at centre of spinal surgery controversy

OrthoKids Ireland says their children have been ‘waiting months’ for life-saving treatment due to surgeon’s absence

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

Boy (6) provided with spinal records by Temple Street hospital after court’s intervention

Parents with children caught up in the spinal surgery controversy at Temple Street hospital are ‘pouring their hearts out’ in requests for medical records, the court was told

Surgeons to be flown in as part of latest bid to tackle lengthy delays for children with spinal issues

Donnelly intervenes directly with Children’s Health Ireland over difficulties experienced by families in obtaining their children’s patient records

CHI accepts ‘communication breakdown’ over Temple Street spinal records sought by six-year-old boy

Children’s Health Ireland senior counsel says communication less than ideal, but judge notes it was ‘non-existent’

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

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

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

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)

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Scope of Temple Street surgery review may be expanded, Donnelly says

‘I understand why the parents are angry. I’d be angry if I was one of the patients,’ Minister says

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

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

Review of Temple Street spinal surgeries could take at least a year, says HSE chief

Children’s Health Ireland director says there will be a separate investigation into use of surgical springs in operations on children

Stephen Donnelly says he wants ‘detailed explanation’ of what happened in Temple Street

Minister for Health, who is in New York to meet World Health Organisation, says he would be happy to meet with families of those affected when he returns

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

Parents ‘broken’ by death of daughter (10) with spina bifida after operations at Temple Street

Michael and Bridget Carter say they are looking for answers about care provided to Dollceanna, who was first operated on in hospital in 2021

For children with spina bifida, issues at Temple Street are just the latest letdown

In the News podcast: Major UK review to be conducted into serious surgical incidents at Dublin hospital

Temple Street surgery failings ‘extend well beyond malpractice if true’ - Taoiseach

Wider governance issues may lie behind serious incidents at hospital, says Leo Varadkar amid investigation into spinal operations

Temple Street consultant continued surgery for months after concerns emerged

Temple Street hospital 'serious surgical incidents': HSE has commissioned UK expert to review surgeries carried out by consultant

‘Serious spinal surgical incidents’ at Temple Street hospital prompts external review

One child died and others have suffered significant post-operative complications since issue came under investigation, according to HSE

Ex-master of Coombe Hospital seeks inquiry over Covid vaccine row

Chris Fitzpatrick stresses ‘transparency, equity and accountability’ in eyes of public

Hospital phones mother over appointment date for dead baby

Lorraine Nelson received call from Dublin’s Temple Street Hospital in relation to late baby Millie

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