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Hospital appointments postponed on bank holiday to mark the Queen’s funeral

A number of hospital appointments have been called off due to the bank holiday on Monday to mark the Queen’s funeral. NHS hospitals in England have been urged to contact all patients with appointments on Monday, whether or not their appointment has ...

13 Sept 2022 at 22:02

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Extension of cross border health scheme welcomed

There has been a cautious welcome for the extension of the Republic of Ireland's Reimbursement Scheme (ROIRS). According to Mark H Durkan MLA (SDLP) ROIRS has now been extended beyond its original June 30, 2022, deadline. However, warning against ...

30 Jun 2022 at 18:33

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Plucky 11-year-old aims for Paralympic glory as a swimmer just 15 months after her left leg was amputated below the knee because of cancer

A plucky 11-year-old is making a splash as a swimmer just 15 months after her left leg was amputated below the knee because of two rare forms of cancer and is going for gold as she aims for Paralympic glory. When a golf ball-sized lump came up ...

21 Jul 2022 at 08:03

Scotland

Labour blasts Yousaf as more than 2,200 Scots wait two years plus for surgery

More than 2,200 Scots have been waiting for two years or more for “life-changing” orthopaedic surgery – with more than 200 having been on the list for at least three years, new figures showed. With First Minister Humza Yousaf having ...

28 May 2023 at 22:30

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Sligo University Hospital to roll out the Irish National Orthopaedic Register

The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) is pleased to announce that Sligo University Hospital (SUH), which is part of the Saolta Hospital Group, has become the 18th hospital in Ireland to roll out the Irish National ...

12 Aug 2023 at 15:33

Scotland

Patients could face seven-year wait for orthopaedic operations, study suggests

Orthopaedic patients could face a seven-year wait in one of Scotland’s health board areas if surgical rates do not increase, according to research. The study, from the University of Aberdeen, also said the average wait ...

14 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Woman who was in wheelchair after surgery as a child to run first half marathon

A woman who spent months using a wheelchair, and needed surgery aged seven to remove a mass on her spine, said “sometimes the impossible is possible” as she prepares to run her first half marathon. Jamilla Blake, 20, ...

26 Sept 2024 at 17:25

Children’s hospital launches urgent review over concerns about former surgeon

Great Ormond Street Hospital has begun an urgent review of 721 cases of children seen by one of its former consultant orthopaedic surgeons after concerns were raised about his practice. The hospital trust said the ...

08 Sept 2024 at 15:05

Ireland

‘Disturbing’ implications from child hip surgery report, Taoiseach says

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said there are “disturbing” implications if some of the claims made about unnecessary child hip surgeries are true. An audit was conducted into a random anonymised sample of patients, ...

13 May 2025 at 15:56

Ireland

Almost 500 children who had hip surgery in Dublin hospitals ‘should be recalled’

Almost 500 children who underwent hip surgery in two hospitals in Dublin should be recalled, a report has said, after a clinical audit found a lower threshold for operations was used, leading to “unnecessary” ...

23 May 2025 at 14:29

Ireland

Subsuming CHI into HSE will be one of options considered, says Bernard Gloster

The potential for Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to be fully subsumed into the HSE will be one option considered amid concerns around clinical care and governance, HSE chief Bernard Gloster has said. Mr ...

25 May 2025 at 16:55

Health

Active mum had leg amputated while awake after running pain in knee turned out to be peach-sized tumour

A mother-of-four was forced to have her leg amputated while conscious after knee pain she experienced when running turned out to be a benign tumour the size of a peach. Camilla Collins, 45, who lives in ...

16 Apr 2025 at 00:01

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