You may have seen in the metabolic unit that we have many new posters with QR codes. QR codes are a type of barcode that allow us to access online information. This allows you to scan a code on you mobile phone, access and save a document to your mobile phone. All of our diet […]

Our main MS/MS analyser is now back in action. We use this analyser to analyse patient PHE levels so that their diets can be managed.  The service operates 3 days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with results issued Wednesday-Friday. The contingency plan in place allowed us to issue results for 100 blood samples. We will be in […]

Dear Parents & Patients, We are experiencing issues with our lab analyser.  This is impacting on the response time of your phenylalanine results.  We are working very closely with our engineers to resolve this matter.  We are working though a contingency process on a clinical priority basis.  We apologise for delays you are experiencing and […]

Art was 10 days old when we got the call. A man on the end of the line, a doctor from the hospital, told us there were abnormalities in our newborn screening results.  The newborn screening was something you just did, never thinking your child would have one of the conditions they tested for. I […]

Save the Date Children’s Health Ireland Family Forum When: Tuesday 14th December 2021, 10:30am – 12:30pm via Digital Platform Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) are delighted to announce that we are recommencing our Family Forum. The Family Forum is a showcase of CHI progress, initiatives and an opportunity for discussion with our CHI families. We are currently […]

We welcome the roll-out of the HSE vaccination programme to all 12-15 year olds. We encourage all families with metabolic disorders to take up the vaccines. None of the vaccines are contraindicated for our patients (even for those patients who may also have cardiac problems). For reliable and up to date information we urge you to consult the HSE […]

High-tech drug prescriptions including Kuvan are being affected by the cyber attack on the HSE. The normal process in prescribing Kuvan through the HSE high-tech hub is therefore not possible at the moment. Kuvan prescriptions will be issued on a paper high- tech prescription and will be posted to the individuals this week. This prescription […]

For the latest and most accurate information on Covid vaccinations, please consult the HSE website at this link: www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine.html

Thankfully, we now know that COVID-19 in children is generally mild, even in those with underlying conditions.  Please do, however, remember to get the flu vaccine in the Autumn.  We will be glad to see all our young patients return to school soon.  The following guidance was produced by Paediatricians for medically vulnerable children in […]

One of our lovely patients, Eoin Brogan (11 years) from Donegal, recently came to clinic with his parents. They presented a very generous donation to Prof. Monavari for the National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders. Eoin’s sister, Kellyann, is a chef and works in the Redcastle Oceanfront Hotel and Spa. Kellyann was keen to raise […]