Mick, the true spinal surgery waiting list is 242 children – not 131 as CHI would have us believe.
•231 are waiting in CHI.
•11 are waiting in Cappagh.
CHI’s narrative only counts 131, but this is misleading. For example:
•15 children are “pre-admit” – they have been given a date, but until surgery actually happens, they are still waiting.
•31 children are listed for “planned procedures” such as rod lengthenings. These are surgeries too, and they are still waiting.
•11 children are in Cappagh – yet they never are overlooked the whole time.
•24 children are “suspended” for surgery abroad – but they too are still waiting etc
The fact is every one of these children has been clinically assessed, booking forms filled, and placed on a waiting list for
#Scoliosis surgery.
@SimonHarrisTD
@CHI_Ireland reporting only on one cohort makes zero sense.
We must push back and acknowledge all children waiting – not just the ones CHI chooses to count.
@SBH_PAG
Why is this narrative accepted? We should not allow CHI to write the rules. These are our children who wait … 242 of them.
@CarrollJennifer @BernardGloster #LucyNugent
#ResignHarris #JusticeForHarvey @MaryLouMcDonald @RuthCoppingerSP @ivanabacik @PadraigRice @MichealMartinTD @TomClonan @HIQA @npsoIRL