Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Ms Paula Kelly:

No, I do not. It is very easy for any group to look at the negatives, but looking at it in context, approximately 168 spinal fusions are done every year by CHI. That number represents 168 individual children, their families and the ripple effect for those who have had successful treatments. Our morbidity and mortality rate is very low compared to international standards. When children do get treated it is a very high-class treatment. I support that position. I do not think we have failed. There is definitely more that can be done. The cyberattack and the Covid pandemic over the past 18 months has affected treatments but we can fix that, given all the correct supports.

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