Parents vow to fight for juvenile idiopathic arthritis services

Helen O’Callaghan reports on the inadequate services for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

PARENTS of children who wake screaming at night because of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have vowed to keep fighting for essential services.

The Irish Children’s Arthritis Network (ICAN) say children who are left in pain and at risk of permanent joint damage are not a HSE priority.