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Feb 2022

6/2/2022

 
  • €19m in funding available for children who are in need of orthopedic surgery Christine Terry, Mother of Adam Terry on Claire Byrne Today with Claire Byrne RTÉ Radio 1 18th February 2022
  • Extra €19m funding for children needing Orthopaedic surgery RTÉ News 17th February 2022
  • Naas Mother leads campaign for Spina Bifida treatments Kildare Nationalist 16th February 2022
  • Kildare parents want more to be done over spina bifida in Ireland Leinster Leader 15th February 2022
  • Call to speed up Spina Bifida operations for children in urgent need Tipperary Live15th February 2022
  • Young mum reveals devastation at waiting three years for life changing surgery for daughter (6) Sunday World 13th February 2022
  • Cara’s two year wait for life-changing spina bifida procedure Rollercoaster.ie 12th February 2022
  • Midlands mother makes a stand to get operation for her young daughter Leinster Express 12th February 2022
  • ‘You would need a heart of stone not to be moved by Ava’s situation’ The Echo 11th February 2022
  • Brave Cork family 'set the national agenda' on treatment for hundreds Irish Examiner 10th February 2022
  • Shinrone girl finally has operation after 29 month wait Offaly Express 10th February 2022
  • Kenmare child waits 'in agony' for surgery full article here Kerry's Eye 9th February 2022
  • 20 Donegal children waiting on Spina Bifida appointment Donegal News 9th February 2022
  • AbbieRose wants to walk 1 & 2 Drogheda Leader 8th February 2022
  • Siobhán Is Just 15 & Needs Govt To Do Right #páistíinpain Cork's 96fm Opinion Line 8th February 2022
  • Cara Boyce like many children in Ireland with Spina bifida is on a lengthy waiting list for life-changing procedures. Cara's mum Tonya and dad Colin discuss the consequences. Ireland AM on Virgin Media TV 7th February 2022 
  • Lisa & Amanda, parents of children living with Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus in Kildare discuss how Eddie is recovering from surgery & why Cappagh Hospital needs to be funded to ensure surgical capacity is available to Alyssa in the future KFM 7th February 2022
  • Jodie is Waiting For Surgery, PJ talks to Amy, her incredible mum - Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
  • Discussion of Launch of Website The Michael Reade Show listen from 16:58 LMFM 4th February 2022
  • ​Clarity sought on where Children's Health Ireland funding will go 3rd RTÉ news 3rd February 2022
  • Lack of Healthcare Investment preventing children from living their best lives 3rd February 2022
  • New website launched for children with Spina Bifida RTÉ news 3rd February 2022
  • ​'These are just not files in Crumlin with someone's name on it, these are our kids' Irish Examiner 3rd February 2022
  • ​'Not an issue of funding': Urgent surgery wait lists for children unacceptable, says Taoiseach The Journal 2nd February 2022
  • Taoiseach to meet CHI, HSE over surgery waiting lists for children RTÉ News 2nd February
  • Why Are We Fighting For Basic Rights For Our Children Cork's 96fm 2nd February 2022
  • Mother fears daughter with spina bifida may lose ability to walk after four-year wait for essential surgery Irish Independent 1st February 2022

Latest News

3/2/2022

 
January 2022​​
  • We can see her deteriorating': Families say up to 300 children with spina bifida on waiting lists Irish Examiner 31st January 2022
  • Sligo Councillor calls for review into treatment for children with Spina Bifida Ocean FM 31st January 2022 
  • Dozens of children with spina bifida are still waiting years for surgery  Irish Independent 31st January 2022
  • "Emily is waiting 3 years she now needs more operations" starts at 7mins 40 seconds East Coast FM 31st January
  • 56 children with spina bifida in 'heartbreaking' wait for surgery  RTÉ news 30th January2022
  • ‘Little fighter’ Cillian (6) receives hip surgery after three-year wait - 24th January 2022.
  • CALL TO FAST-TRACK CHILDREN’S SURGERIES 24th January 2022
  • Orthopaedics delays are ‘child abuse of the highest order’ says Louth Councillor Maeve Yore 19th January 2022
  • Cork City Council to call on Minister for Health to take urgent action for children with Spina Bifida 16th January 2022
  • Health Minister called on to prioritise orthopaedic interventions for children with spinal issues 21st January 2022
  • Louth councillor calls for fast track action on Orthopaedics 20th January 2022
  • ‘Speed up surgical reviews’: Some kids waiting four years for vital procedures 21st January 2022
  • Ava has been forgotten about -13th January 2022
  • Local councillor calls for more funding to tackle children's waiting lists, Shannonside, 12th January
  • Limerick mum involved in nationwide campaign for access to paediatric services, Live95, 6th January
  • One Limerick mum talks about her campaign to help children with special care needs get services they need as they grow older, Live95, 6th January
  • Dublin parents slam 'disgraceful' waiting lists for children's spina bifida surgery, Dublin Live, 13th January
  • Minister must expediate surgical intervention for Spina Bifida patients, Connaught Telegraph, 12th January
  • "Children living with spina bifida in Ireland have been known to wait up to four years for surgery, with many facing health deterioration, amputation, and organ failure as a result of the long wait for treatment"

2021 Media
  • A Carlow mother says she & other parents are being made to feel that their children don’t matter, KCLR96fm 17th December
  • Cappagh Hospital: Brian O’Connell Reports from  Today with Claire Byrne, RTÉ, 16th December
  • Galway boy’s Christmas plea for surgery to help him live his best life, Connacht Tribune, 16th December
  • Mother of Kildare boy says Ireland 'needs to make a stand' on surgery cancellations, Leinster Leader, 8th December
  • Due To Vital Orthopaedic Surgery Waiting Times Some Children With Spina Bifida Becoming "Deformed & Disfigured", Kfm, 3rd December
  • ‘Our children have been cast aside for too long, we are going to fight for their rights until the Government listens’, Meath Chronicle, 2nd December
  • 'It is serious now' - Offaly girl waiting two years for essential operation, Offaly Express, 24th November
  • Garreth Fitzpatrick (Parent interview), The Michael Reade Show, LMFM starts at 45mins, 19th November
  • https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22032238-cappagh-hospital-report/ 
  • Children with spina bifida losing ability to walk while on 'abhorrent waiting lists', Irish Examiner, 16th November
  • ‘Children with spina bifida have gone from walking independently to wheelchairs’ – surgeon reveals detriment of Ireland’s waiting lists, Irish Independent, 11th November 
  • Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1,  30th September
  • ‘There is such a backlog’: A paediatric surgeon on the battle to see children with scoliosis, Irish Times, 16th February​​

​2016
  • Parents: 'We're having to fight for things that should be given', Irish Independent, 23rd November
  • Fears doctor caring for children with spina bifida will quit over resources, Irish Independent, 23rd November
  • Fears Over New Doctor At Temple Street Hospital's Future

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