Report says heart operations regularly cancelled at Crumlin

MORE THAN two heart operations for seriously ill children were cancelled every month this year at Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin, a report has revealed.

The Eastern Regional Health Authority has carried out an investigation into the events surrounding the death of two-year-old Roisin Ruddle, who died in her mother’s arms after her surgery was postponed due to the lack of hospital staff.

Róisín, from Kilmacow, Kilfinny, Adare, Co Limerick, died on July 1, just hours after she was discharged from the hospital.