HSE to follow up cases of 62 children who had spinal care after review at CHI

A review started in 2023 of work carried out by a surgeon at the centre of a controversy is now not expected to finish until the end of this year, HSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry (pictured) said.

The HSE is set to review the cases of 62 children who had spinal care at Children’s Health Ireland following concerns that some surgeries did not lead to the expected outcome. 

The families involved in the surgeries, carried out by a surgeon at the centre of a controversy also linked to the use of non-medical springs in surgeries, are being contacted this week by the HSE for further follow-up after a review of 91 cases.