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The Hyponatraemia Inquiry was established in November 2004.
Hyponatraemia can happen when a patient is given too much fluid, which in turn causes the brain to swell, leading to death.
The inquiry examined the deaths of five children, including Claire Roberts, resulting in a highly damning report which was published in January 2018.
Chair of the inquiry, Mr Justice O Hara, was scathing about the fact that some witnesses had to have the truth dragged out of them .
He also said that doctors and managers can t simply be relied upon to do the right thing at the right time and urged them to stop putting their own reputation and interests first .
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image captionProf Young, now NI s chief scientific adviser, was asked to provide an assessment in 2004
NI s chief scientific adviser has lost a High Court bid to block a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation of allegations he failed to tell the family of a nine-year-old girl who died about failings in her treatment.
Claire Roberts died from hyponatraemia, which is linked to a shortage of sodium in the blood, in 1996.
Professor Ian Young challenged the investigation into his actions.
On Tuesday, the High Court in London dismissed Prof Young s challenge.
In a statement following the ruling Prof Young s legal representative said he was disappointed with the decision.
TUV leader Jim Allister has questioned whether Northern Ireland s chief scientific adviser should be allowed to remain in post.
The MLA asked Health Minister Robin Swann whether it is tenable for Professor Ian Young to play such a significant role in the pandemic response, despite the fact that a public inquiry found he misled a coroner investigating the death of a child in a Northern Ireland hospital.
Claire Roberts, who died from hyponatraemia caused by fluid mismanagement, was one of five children whose deaths were examined by the Hyponatraemia Inquiry.
In a subsequent explosive report, chair of the inquiry Mr Justice O Hara said that Professor Young - who was appointed as an independent expert to review Claire s treatment - had misled a coroner examining the nine-year-old girl s death.
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