HSE ordered to complete assessment of need for child

The HSE has been ordered by a High Court judge to complete an assessment of need for a child within the next eight weeks, while a number of cases in which parents are seeking to sue the HSE over delays in providing the assessment will return to court in March.

A number of parents have lodged applications in recent weeks to seek aggravated damages from the Health Service Executive, claiming that the delays in providing an assessment of need (AON) for their child has resulted in permanent loss.