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HIQA release landmark report on improper spinal surgeries

The Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) has released a 200-page review into the use of...

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15.48 8 Apr 2025


HIQA release landmark report on improper spinal surgeries


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15.48 8 Apr 2025


The Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) has released a 200-page review into the use of improper implant springs in spinal surgeries at temple street university hospital - finding that there was no ethical approval granted at the hospital for their use by a surgeon…

Joining Kieran to discuss this is Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor with the Medical Independent and Tony Foley, father of Ronan Foley.


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