Children's Health Ireland has said a review into rods used in some scoliosis patients is "near completion" after criticism from families who said they learned of the product recall through the media.

Children’s Health Ireland has been criticised for failing to communicate with the parents of children with severe scoliosis about a particular type of titanium spinal support rod, which may now need to be removed.

The findings are in an inspection report into medication safety at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, following checks conducted last November.

Dr Irwin Gill, consultant paediatrician with special interest in neurodisability, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street

Temple Street's Dr Grace O’Malley said they are seeing more children with obesity who are homeless.

Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin is dealing with more flu cases, respiratory viruses, and the winter vomiting bug.

Phil Ní Sheaghdha has said it should not take a personal visit to the emergency department for the political system to know that citizens should not be subjected to lengthy waiting times.

The hospital is consistently the most overcrowded in the country, however management say they do not have enough bed capacity to deal with their catchment of around 400,000.

The country’s three main children’s hospitals have begun postponing elective procedures due to mounting pressure on the system ahead of the peak winter months.

NCBI works to provide the practical, emotional and social support so that people with sightloss can reach their full potential, says Chris White.

The chief executive of Children’s Health Ireland has said that there needs to be an urgent change in pay policy for new consultants.

A new paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre at Dublin’s Connolly Hospital is to open next week despite safety concerns raised by doctors.

The paediatric service at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) in Tallaght and at Crumlin Hospital will be impacted by the planned industrial action by SIPTU tomorrow, Children’s Health Ireland have said.

Further cost overruns during the development of the national children’s hospital are "highly likely", an Oireachtas committee has been told.