Surgeon at centre of concerns about children’s spinal surgery resigns
Dr. Connor Green, a paediatric surgeon at Temple Street children’s hospital, has resigned following investigations into his spinal surgeries. Concerns included the use of unauthorized medical equipment and poor governance, leading to an ongoing review of his past work.
Why it matters
The case raises critical questions about medical oversight, patient safety, and governance standards in paediatric orthopaedic services.
A consultant paediatric surgeon at the centre of concerns arising from children’s spinal surgeries has resigned.
The departure of Dr Connor Green from Temple Street children’s hospital comes three years after worries were flagged about surgeries he conducted on children.
These included the use of unauthorised springs in children’s spines, a high number of post-surgery infections and repeated further surgeries among those he operated on.
A report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), published last year, found non-medical grade springs were used on three children without adequate oversight by the hospital; children were “not protected” from the “risk” of harm due to governance weaknesses; Green had not obtained written permission for the use of the springs from his superiors; and had not obtained properly informed consent from parents.
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