2025年7月,一名9岁的爱尔兰男孩在脊椎外科手术长期拖延后死亡,这引发了对保健系统失灵的批评,并打破了对等待时间的诺言。 A 9-year-old Irish boy with scoliosis and spina bifida died in July 2025 after a prolonged delay in spinal surgery, sparking criticism of healthcare system failures and broken promises on wait times.

9岁的Harvey Morrison Sherratt患有骨质硬化和脊柱分裂症,在接受脊椎外科手术长期拖延后于2025年7月死亡,其脊椎曲线从75度恶化至130度。 Nine-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt, who had scoliosis and spina bifida, died in July 2025 after a prolonged delay in receiving spinal surgery, during which his spinal curve worsened from 75 to 130 degrees. 他的父母和新芬党领袖玛丽·卢·麦克唐纳批评政府，理由是医疗保健系统的失败以及违背了将儿科脊柱侧弯治疗等待时间限制为四个月的承诺。 His parents and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticized the government, citing failures in the healthcare system and a broken promise to limit pediatric scoliosis treatment waits to four months. Taoiseach Micheál Martin表示哀悼,承认临床-父母沟通中存在系统性问题,并承诺与卫生署共同解决这一问题,而卫生部长Jennifer Carroll MacNeill则一直在努力进行改革。 Taoiseach Micheál Martin offered condolences, acknowledged systemic issues in clinician-parent communication, and pledged to address the matter with the HSE, while Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has been working on reforms.