Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-05
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

Kyphectomy surgeries at Temple Street hospital have been paused since 7 November last year while an internal and external review of spinal surgeries carried out on children with spina bifida over the past three years is being carried out. These reviews are taking place on foot of a much higher complication rate than would be usual and with allegations that unlicensed implants have been used in children. I understand that a draft report of the external review has now been sent to hospital management and that the Minister had meetings about this issue. I am seeking confirmation from the Taoiseach that the internal and external reviews will both be published in full. It is vital that they are published in order that we can decide exactly what happened and that lessons for the governance of surgeries in our hospitals can be learned.

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Sitting date: 2023-07-05