Surgery plan for 70 children on waiting list

A PLAN to deal with 70 children awaiting spinal deformity surgery was outlined last night by the Health Service Executive.

Surgery plan for 70 children on waiting list

The issue was highlighted during the summer by the parents of a little girl who had been waiting for life-saving spinal surgery at Our Lady’s Children Hospital in Dublin.

Jamie Murphy, 11, who suffers from severe and deteriorating scoliosis (curvature of the spine) is expected to undergo life-saving surgery in England today.

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