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Bridget McCole, Vicky Phelan and Susie Long were exceptional people who turned their private suffering into a crusade for trans- parency to ensure others were spared their brutal ordeal. Carol and James Johnston, the parents of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston, who died in a chaotic A&E department in the grip of meningitis after being left without antibiotics, did similar. Nine-year-old Harvey is the youngest face on this wall of shame. He's a symbol of the scandal-hit CHI (Children’s Health ), which runs our children's hospitals #JusticeforHarvey #ResignHarris #March4Harvey #Aug23 Garden of Remembrance at 2pm.

Harvey Morrison's parents: More will die if children's care isn't fixed -John Mooney Gillian Sherratt and Stephen Morrison demand changes from Simon Harris over Children's Hospital Ireland waiting-list delays they believe killed their son Stephen said he had promised his son on his deathbed that he would never stop campaigning for change. “Watching doctors trying to revive him is something that will stay with me for ever,” he said. As of last month there were 177 children waiting for spinal surgery through the CHI, including 131 patients who are still awaiting a surgery date. A further 21 children have had their surgery suspended for clinical reasons and nine for personal reasons. #JusticeforHarvey #ResignHarris #CHI #Scoliosis #BackUs #March4Harvey #Aug23 https://t.co/wAglOTrurY

The parents of nine-year-old Harvey Morrison have warned it is “only a matter of time” before another child dies because of issues at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), the hospital network responsible for his care. “We haven’t slept since he died. We are very much on autopilot but we are still in advocacy mode. This is the aftermath of failures within CHI,” Gillian said. Stephen said he had promised his son on his deathbed that he would never stop campaigning for change. “Watching doctors trying to revive him is something that will stay with me for ever,” he said. “All we can do now in Harvey’s honour is fight to make sure other children get better treatment than he got. So they won’t face the struggles and hopefully reach their full potential. I think that’s quite a nice legacy that he might have,” she said. The Morrisons are calling for a commission of inquiry into CHI’s treatment of children with spina bifida and scoliosis Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, declined to say whether she supported the Morrisons’ call for an inquiry. In a private call to the bereaved couple, Harris admitted having “serious concerns” about what he had been told by CHI. He told them he would be “sorry forever” about failing to meet the family when they sought help, and the couple told him they found it difficult to accept his desire to meet now that Harvey had died. #ResignHarris #JusticeForHarvey #RecallTheDáil https://t.co/RCvUpfiCIu