Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I have a very short time. My other points are in relation to the volume about which I asked earlier. Is the volume of work that was done by some of these surgeons maybe part of the problem? Most crucially, is it possible that the main reason or one of the real reasons we had so many complications and returns to surgery is because of the length of time that those children were waiting? Is it the case that the longer the child waits, the more complex it is? That is what I am asking. They should understand the point I am making. Is this down to one person, which is what we were being led to believe at the start, or is it a more systemic problem that is down to capacity?
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