Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I welcome both witnesses. I thank them for their work in this area as well and for advocating for children and their patients. In his opening statement, Mr. Green says the current service for scoliosis is inadequate. I am very taken by what he says which is that, while scoliosis is very important and is the subject matter of today's hearing, there are also concerns about children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, hip deformities and limb deformities. Their needs are important as well. Are those services equally inadequate?