Children's health

Most suffered post-operative infection but no deaths and no metalwork removed, says Children’s Health Ireland

A review of complex spinal surgery outcomes at Crumlin will be published ‘in full’ by Thursday morning, according to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

Some children’s records were used in earlier review without consent, say patient groups

David Cullinane says it is ‘infuriating’ for waiting families that capacity has now been reduced due to crisis

The series of appalling events in Temple Street must be fully revealed to the public

Devices put into child patients described by HSE as unauthorised and uncertified

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

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

Children’s Health Ireland publishes two further reviews of spinal surgery in response to concerns expressed by families

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

Parents are terrified and angry with ‘drip feed’ of communication from Children’s Health Ireland, says spina bifida advocacy organisation

Hospitals’ governance to be examined amid concerns about patient safety and long waiting lists

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

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

Minister says children were failed at the hospital and it should never happen again

The puberty talk: ‘We need to deal with our own embarrassment if we want to have an open conversation with them’

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

Delays in spinal surgery have been a source of acute embarrassment for successive governments but targets have still not been met

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

Parents ‘see us as the State agency of last resort to try to help them look after their children’, says Tusla interim chief

Charity looks to build on success as it supports generations of children living with illness and their families

The Lynn Clinic offers a holistic care package for children at risk of social exclusion

Children’s Health Ireland apologises to children and their families as new figures show waiting lists approaching five-year high

Marlies Walsh (51) appealing conviction for harassing doctor while seeking role as patient advocate in hospital where son was transplant patient

Isla Casey Fioravante was two years old when she died after suffering brain injury from cardiac arrests at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin

All 49 recommendations of the review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland must be implemented

Child law reports highlight vulnerability of at-risk children, with one judge referring to ‘systemic deficiencies and failings’

ChildVision campus opens up the world for children with sight loss

Teenager’s spinal curvature deteriorated from 30 to over 135 degrees while waiting for operation in Temple Street hospital

Ask the Expert: ‘Her closest friend is quite skinny so I wonder if she is comparing herself to this girl’

Further 5,484 children overdue an assessment of need, over three times higher than last year

New data shows ‘compelling’ links between teenagers’ lack of sleep and poorer mental health

More than 2,000 children have been waiting for orthodontic treatment for over four years

Every year about one in 10,000 children in Ireland are diagnosed with JIA, says Arthritis Ireland

Even on a pure financial basis, families insist that expensive breakthrough treatments are better value for the State than caring for terminally ill children

Parents’ concerns and their genetic testing requests not being taken seriously by pediatricians, says carer