HSE audit finds no issues with Children’s Health Ireland's scoliosis and spina bifida funding

The HSE audit  reviewed funding for the Scoliosis and Spina Bifida Action Plan 2022, updated in 2023 with amended targets. File photo

A HSE audit of scoliosis and spina bifida funding for Children’s Health Ireland has found “no issues were identified” between plans for the money and how it was actually spent.

The audit was commissioned after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly raised concerns in July a tranche of €19m was spent "more broadly" than on care for the vulnerable children.