More children added to spinal surgery waiting lists than treated, says CHI report

Head of the Spinal Surgery Management Unit, David Moore, said they expect to have an additional consultant spinal surgeon by the summer. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie

Pressures continue on the spinal surgery service at Children's Health Ireland, with about 50 new children listed for spinal surgery procedures every month. 

An activity report, published on Friday, shows that 123 surgeries were carried out in the first three months of this year.