Parents told NTPF will not pay for scoliosis operations

PARENTS of children seeking urgent scoliosis operations have been told the National Treatment Purchase Fund will not pay for them, despite assurances from Health Minister Mary Harney three weeks ago that an agreement was in place

The angry parents of one 13-year-old girl with the condition has accused the minister of getting her facts wrong about the capacity of the NTPF to pay for scoliosis operations.

Their daughter, who recently had one operation rescheduled and who writes about her experiences in today’s Irish Examiner, has been attending Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin.