Important message for patients and families attending CHI at Temple Street
CHI at Temple Street will be restricting some activity due to the significant impact of COVID-19 on staffing levels and continued high numbers presenting to our ED. The majority of elective inpatient and day-case activity is cancelled for Thursday 24 March and Friday […]
Read MoreInternational Adolescent Health Week (IAHW) 20th-26th March 2022
IAHW is an annual, global event celebrating adolescents and an opportunity to work collaboratively to achieve health and wellbeing goals. This year’s theme is “Transitions” from childhood to adulthood, physically and mentally from a pre-pandemic life into a life shaped […]
Read MoreStatement from CHI – treatment of medical needs of Ukrainian children
In light of the humanitarian crisis ongoing in Ukraine, Children’s Health Ireland Global Health is working with a number of partners, both nationally and internationally, to provide carefully coordinated support for Ukrainian children in need of acute medical care. CHI […]
Read MoreUpdated Visiting Restrictions 4th March 2022
Your Child is An Inpatient Two parents/guardians (without symptoms of COVID-19) will be issued with Visiting Cards when their child is admitted and must present the cards to gain entry to the hospital. Both parents/guardians are allowed to be with […]
Read MoreOnline booking for COVID-19 booster vaccine now available for those 12 years and over
Parents and legal guardians invited to book COVID-19 vaccine booster for 12 – 15 year olds Appointments and walk-in booster clinics available to those aged 12 years and over from Saturday, 5th March Parents of children aged between 12 and 15 […]
Read MoreWorld Obesity Day 2022
Reduce the stigma Children’s Health Ireland is actively committed to addressing child and adolescent obesity. Following two years of a pandemic, Dr Grace O’Malley, Clinical Lead, W82GO Child and Adolescent Obesity Service, CHI at Temple Street and Researcher at RCSI […]
Read MoreChildren’s Urgent Care Service in Blanchardstown extends hours to seven days per week
– Urgent care services for children are now open from 9 am – 5 pm Monday to Friday and 10 am – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday (including bank holidays) in-service expansion from Children’s Health Ireland – State-of-the-art facility offers […]
Read MoreCHI welcomes new funding to improve access to paediatric services
Children’s Health Ireland welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Health for the funding approved to bring down waiting times for access to multiple paediatric services in CHI, with Scoliosis and Spina Bifida a priority focus within the Paediatric Orthopaedic […]
Read MoreExpansion of the Covid-19 Home Vaccination Service to include children aged 5 to 11 years
27th January 2022 It has been recognised previously within the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme that a certain cohort of society is housebound or bedbound and so are unable to attend a vaccination clinic in the community. A home vaccination service […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccinations for 5-11 year olds
CHI supports NIACs recommendation for children aged 5-11 years to avail of the COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical trials showed that this vaccine was highly effective at preventing COVID-19 in children. Though serious illness from COVID-19 is rare in this age group, […]
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