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fromIndependent
16 hours ago'This is unprecedented': Children's hospitals in crisis mode as ICUs fill up - weeks before flu hits peak
Level of virus now circulating is 'unprecedented', says CHI clinical director An unprecedented surge in flu cases has plunged Children's Health Ireland (CHI) into crisis mode, with record numbers of children requiring admission to hospital. The paediatric hospital group held two crisis meetings on Friday to create bed space for the influx of sick children, as doctors warn that the worst of the flu crisis is yet to come.
Public health
fromIndependent
1 week agoNew witness backs claim that CHI manager was told to remove children from spinal surgery wait list
A new witness has come forward to support a former manager's claims that she was told to remove children from the spinal surgery wait list at Children's Health Ireland (CHI).
Medicine
fromIndependent
3 weeks agoCHI hit by spinal op data breach claims
A manager at Children's Health Ireland who is challenging her dismissal for suspending children from the spinal surgery waiting list reported "serious concerns" that breaches of data protection concerned information about child patients and their families.
EU data protection
fromIndependent
1 month agoCHI administrator claims she was dismissed after being told to suspend names of 10 children on spinal surgery waiting list
Anita Little's lawyer said she had been scapegoated as she was granted an interim injunction restraining her dismissal in the High Court today
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Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
2 months agoGovernment to table motion of confidence in Simon Harris to counter Aontu no-confidence motion
Government will table a motion of confidence in Simon Harris on Wednesday to pre-empt Aontú's planned no-confidence motion over child spinal surgeries and CHI dysfunction.
fromIrish Independent
2 months agoChildren's Health Ireland to be subsumed into HSE, as parents' groups want answers over 'u-turn'
As we move towards the opening of the National Children's Hospital Ireland, we need to plan for integrated paediatric healthcare and the policy direction for Children's Health Ireland. The National Children's Hospital Ireland will be the central hub in the network of paediatric care with links to regional paediatric units, operated overwhelmingly by the HSE. Accordingly, I have decided to integrate CHI into the HSE structure.
Healthcare
Public health
fromIrish Independent
3 months agoGardai confirm no action to be taken on controversial Children's Health Ireland waiting list report
A CHI consultant misused taxpayer-funded NTPF top-up payments, leaving children at health risk and prompting HSE and Medical Council referrals while gardaí took no action.
fromIrish Independent
5 months ago'We are deeply sorry for the harm and distress caused' - CHI boss faces another grilling at PAC today
‘CHI fully acknowledges that we have fallen short of the high standards children and families deserve. We are deeply sorry for the harm and distress caused,’ said Lucy Nugent, chief executive of CHI.
Public health
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