Government figures asked to confirm statutory inquiry into spinal care at CHI

Protesters support Harvey Morrison Sherratt's parents in their call for better access to timely healthcare for chidren with disabilities, in August this year. Over the weekend, a whistleblower claimed that CHI mistakenly removed Harvey Sherratt from its active spinal surgery waiting list. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Senior Government figures will be asked to confirm a statutory inquiry on spinal care within Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at a meeting with parents and advocates today.

Gillian and Stephen Morrison Sherratt, whose nine-year-old son Harvey died in July after suffering from scoliosis, as well as advocates for children with spina bifida and scoliosis, will meet health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Tánaiste Simon Harris.