Parents 'pouring their hearts out' for medical records of children in spinal surgery cases

The court heard parents 'get back a generic response saying it will take 10 to 12 weeks'

Counsel for CHI, Oonah McCrann SC, said Temple Street Hospital will do everything in its power to provide medical records to parents in a timely fashion and its office was working flat out on the matter. File photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Parents with children caught up in the spinal surgery controversy at Temple Street Hospital are “pouring their hearts out” in requests for medical records and have been told it will take 10 to 12 weeks, the High Court has heard.

Mr Justice Brian Cregan was told by counsel representing a six-year old boy who went to court to get his records that these are desperate people who require the human touch rather than a generic response.