Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Mr. Connor Green:

There are six in Temple Street hospital until January, when one of our colleagues is leaving, at which point we will be down to five. The latest estimates, which were carried out by Ms Paula Kelly, our clinical lead, were done three years ago and we were way down among the lowest numbers in Europe. I think 21 is the number we need, and that was our plan originally, when we moved to the new build. Ms Kelly, who will speak at the next session of this meeting, will be able to correct me but I think the plan following the move is for 14. The reason for that is not that it will get us where we need to be but that it is all we will have space for on the new campus. We will not have space for enough surgeons based on the number of operating rooms we have been given in the new hospital.

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