Parents finding it harder to look away from scandals at CHI — if they ever could

The series of scandals is now threatening trust between parents and healthcare workers, as well as between staff and their employer, writes Niamh Griffin

The report also stresses the number of CHI staff doing their best for patients, including people creating safe learning spaces for trainee doctors. File Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

What must be going through the minds of parents with a child in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) this week? Or staff working in hospitals over which dark clouds are growing?

A series of scandals is now threatening trust between parents and healthcare workers, as well as between staff and their employer.