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Spinal surgery waiting lists: 'He went through a desperate time'

Stephen Donnelly has established a Paediatric Spinal Taskforce.The taskforce will hope to improve...

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18.10 22 Mar 2024


Spinal surgery waiting lists: 'He went through a desperate time'


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18.10 22 Mar 2024


Stephen Donnelly has established a Paediatric Spinal Taskforce.The taskforce will hope to improve the states paediatric spinal services.. 

This comes after a promise in 2017 from soon to be Taoiseach Simon Harris that no child would be waiting longer than 4 months for spinal surgery 

Kieran was joined by Amanda Coughlan, Founder and Co-Lead of the paediatric advocacy group for children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and Tony Foley, who’s son Ronan Foley who has been waited 3 years for scoliosis surgery.. 


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