Question from Deputy David Cullinane - PQ 44154-26
Deputy Cullinane asked about the paediatric scoliosis and spinal surgery surgical site infection rates recorded at CHI from 2020 to 2026. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs and HSE Dublin and Midlands
Published: June 2026
Updated: September 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the paediatric scoliosis and spinal surgery surgical site infection rates recorded at CHI from 2020 to date in 2026, including superficial infections, deep infections and infections requiring revision surgery or implant removal; whether these outcomes are benchmarked against international standards; and if she will explain the data is not routinely published despite specialist spinal surgery teams being established within CHI.
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