'Trust is broken': Committee hears of calamity and failures by CHI over children's surgery controversy 

Children’s Health Ireland CEO Lucy Nugent arriving for the Joint committee on Health to answer questions on the treatment of children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis. She said its legal advice remains not to publish a report from 2021. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

Calamity, failures in care, broken trust, and stonewalling of parents were raised during an emotional Oireachtas Health Committee with Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) which left many questions unanswered.

The discussion focused on unnecessary hip surgeries at Temple Street and Cappagh hospitals, unapproved springs in spinal surgery, a toxic work culture, and delays in care identified in an unpublished report from 2021.