Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-26
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

Then the question is why it took so long. A specific question was put to the Minister and I got an answer from CHI in May, so the question must have been put in April. The question “asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any external or internal pressure being placed on clinical staff at Temple Street to restart spina bifida-related surgeries in advance of the conclusion of the external review”. It concerned restarting kyphectomies despite the fact that they knew about these complications and they knew that one person had tragically died. CHI says it is not aware of any internal or external pressure. Did the Minister just accept that like he just accepted all of CHI's answers, which I had to accept as I did not know anything better? CHI is telling me that everything is normal to the best of its knowledge and that it is not using unlicensed implants. Does the Minister now accept there was pressure put by management on surgeons to restart?

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Sitting date: 2023-09-26