{"id":2328,"date":"2023-09-18T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:56:12","slug":"public-deserves-answers-now-about-scandal-at-temple-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/public-deserves-answers-now-about-scandal-at-temple-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Deserves Answers Now About Scandal At Temple Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>If Children\u2019s Health Ireland want confidence to be restored, it must be fully transparent<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The public deserves answers now about the circumstances which led to 19 children suffering serious complications, with one child tragically dying, after spinal surgery in Temple Street, according to Social Democrats Health Spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the outset, I want to express my condolences to the family of the child who tragically died and my sympathies to the families of those children who have suffered horrific complications and repeat surgeries because of this scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public deserves answers now about what went on at Temple Street and, crucially, who knew what and when. For a start, complex spinal surgeries for children with spina bifida have been paused for nearly a year, since November 2022, because of this issue. Despite this, the HSE have today been unable to answer very basic questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ditch has reported that surgeries were paused last year, one month after a freelance journalist contacted the hospital with questions about this matter. Is it the case that queries from a journalist brought this matter to light internally? Was the Minister for Health informed about the reason for the pause in surgeries at that time \u2013 and, if not, why not?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also a complete lack of clarity about the timeline of these incidents \u2013 and the fact that so many children\u2019s care has been negatively impacted. The HSE has said that an internal review went back to 2018, but declined to state when unlicenced medical devices were implanted into three children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has also been reported that springs, for these medical devices, were obtained from a DIY store. Given a doctor was apparently free to insert unlicenced and inappropriate medical devices into a number of seriously ill children, what are the procurement procedures that relate to these devices? How is it that a consultant was able to insert so many unlicenced and dangerous devices into so many children?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ditch has also reported that a senior staff member, who raised concerns with a journalist last year, felt unable to blow the whistle internally because of a bullying and intimidating workplace culture. This is an extremely alarming allegation that must also be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are told that two reviews, an internal and external review, have already been conducted and that a third external review is now in train. A fourth review by Selvadurai Nayagam, a consultant at Royal Liverpool Children\u2019s Hospital, has been announced today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn circumstances where the hospital has had knowledge of this extremely grave matter for 10 months, and two separate reviews have already been carried out, why is there such a dearth of information being announced today? If CHI want confidence to be restored, it must be fully transparent and release all of the information that it has related to this scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren\u2019s Health Ireland must clarify if the tragic death of a child, who was treated by the consultant now under investigation, was directly related to the care they received. CHI must also clarify when these devices were implanted and how that was allowed to happen. It must also clarify the extent of the complications suffered by the other children who were affected by this scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCHI must also confirm when complex spinal surgeries at Temple Street will proceed, given the waiting list of children who desperately need care is continuing to grow and children suffer excruciating pain, and potentially permanent disfigurement, while they wait for care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n<p>18 September 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Children\u2019s Health Ireland want confidence to be restored, it must be fully transparent The public deserves answers now about the circumstances which led to 19 children suffering serious complications, with one child tragically dying, after spinal surgery in Temple Street, according to Social Democrats Health Spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall. \u201cAt the outset, I want to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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