Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is important because not only are a number of young individuals grappling with scoliosis but when they got the magical treatment and underwent the implanting, they found a secondary problem leading to metallosis. It is extremely worrying. We are here to speak about surgery and how to get through the backlog. The medical professionals are doing fantastic work and are facing Mount Everest. They have all our political support. It bothers and concerns me in a major way after reading the evidence from parents in the past few days that some of the products in Ireland are-----

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