SPINE OP DOC REVIEW WIDENS

TD: Unacceptable that parents are last to know

- BY CIARA O'LOUGHLIN and GRAINNE NI AODHA

A REVIEW of spinal surgeries carried out by a consultant at Temple Street has been widened to include non-spinal work carried out as far back as 2016.

The look-back would include all spinal, limb reconstruction and surgical dislocation of the hip, but not trauma-related or general orthopaedic surgeries.

An independent review has also found that of a sample of 91 children whose surgery was carried out by the consultant, a followup was recommended for 62 – but not due to any "identified urgent risk".

The families of those children have been contacted, the HSE said.