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.

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.