Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly instructs CHI to ring fence capacity for children’s operations
Children’s hospital managers have been told to extend the opening hours of operating theatres to allow for more operations on children with scoliosis.
Although all staff, including nurses, are on contracts that allow for an extended working day, the theatres are used only during “office” hours for planned surgeries. “The meeting gave me hope that, collectively, we can work to make things better for children with spinal conditions,” said Deirdre McDonnell, who attended the meeting for Scoliosis Awareness & Support Ireland.
Last month, there were 251 children on the spinal surgery waiting list, down from 270 in March. Last year, the number of patients waiting for surgery for more than four months fell 13 per cent.
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