The article discusses the shocking findings of a draft audit revealing that a significant percentage of pediatric surgeries performed at two hospitals were unnecessary. Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin's finance spokesman, highlighted the devastating impact on families, particularly one mother whose young daughter underwent surgery on both hips under the impression it was necessary, only to later find it was not. This raises serious ethical questions about medical practices and decision-making in pediatric care, as many children face pain and long-term consequences from these operations.
Imagine having to bring your two-year-old little girl into that operating table, having to leave her in the hands of the system, only to find out that the surgery, the pain, the learning how to walk again, that scar that she has on her hip, was now never, ever necessary.
The draft audit states that 60pc of surgeries in one hospital, and 80pc of surgeries in another hospital were unnecessary. Just let that sink in.
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