Thousands of babies miss out on development checks due to Covid-19

The Health Service says it is planning to resume services under a " formal programme of ork". File image. 

Thousands of babies across the country have missed out on child development health checks in the first five months of the year, prompting calls for the HSE to set a date for the screening programme to resume.

Figures furnished by the HSE have revealed a backlog in health checks on children aged between 10 and 12 months, which are carried out by public health nurses under the child development health screening programme.