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Health Minister to meet CEO of Crumlin Hospital to discuss scoliosis treatment waiting lists




The Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed today that he will be holding a meeting with the CEO at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin, this evening to discuss why the waiting list for patients waiting for on scoliosis procedures is too long.

The news of the meeting comes after an RTE documentary revealed last night that a brand new €3m theatre designed for surgeries to treat scoliosis, isn’t being used.

Minister Harris told the Dáil today: “The focus will be on scoliosis, so that no child will be left with the challenges and the difficulties and the pain that they are left in – it’s not acceptable.”

“The problem is how do you get your theatre, which the taxpayer has paid for, open and giving relief and comfort to children who have this particular problem.”

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