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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Some would say the HSE should not be involved either. Maybe it should be the Department. In any event, I want to be clear that Ms Hardiman is agreeing that CHI should have no role whatsoever in crafting the terms of reference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: At the heart of this current tragedy, if I may call it that, are two issues, and scandal. The first is the use of these non-medical grade springs. We have had some discussion on it. We must wait for this current review, which is under way, and that might answer questions on procurement. Ms Hardiman is adamant that neither she nor anybody else, other than, I assume, the people who used...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: I will ask Dr. Goldman then. Is the lack of ICU capacity in Temple Street potentially one of the reasons?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: So it is possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: No. This is what I am asking, to be clear. We have reports published which cite very high and, it has been argued, unusual levels of post-theatre complications and infections. Is that not what is being examined here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Exactly. I am asking if it is possible that a lack of ICU capacity was in some way part of the problem here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Okay. Dr. Goldman says, "No."
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: 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...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: I will leave it at that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: So what does Dr. Goldman think happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: But why does Dr. Goldman think it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: I suppose my question is about the practices of one consultant or more systemic problems arising from those technical issues. That is the key.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: That they were able to trace back to a consultant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Spinal Surgery Issues at Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Children's Health Ireland (28 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: I thank Dr. Goldman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach and I welcome the witnesses. I will not be putting questions to the witnesses on events in Temple Street and Children's Health Ireland, CHI. We have the chief executive officer, CEO, and witnesses coming from CHI tomorrow. I would imagine that we will be looking to talk to the HSE and the Department in due course. These are very serious...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Is it likely by the end of the year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Does that include a CEO for CHI or is that separate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: With regard to the new public-only consultant contracts, the strong cross-party support which existed for that has certainly helped. It is very welcome news from my perspective that there is, as Mr. Watt stated, more than 600 posts which are now in place and 160 new entrants. That demonstrates to those who were sceptical that once the contracts were in place, people would take them up. Is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
David Cullinane: Mr. Watt is happy it is going in the right direction.