THE findings of an inquiry into the deaths of three children at Northern Ireland hospitals will not be published before the end of this year.
Chairman of the hyponatraemia inquiry, John O'Hara QC, said while "every effort has been made" to publish the report by December, this will not be possible.
Mr O'Hara said he regretted the delay, but was working to "achieve a fair and accurate reflection of all the evidence before me" and would give a new publication date in December.
Hyponatraemia is an abnormally low level of sodium in blood and can occur when fluids are given incorrectly.
The inquiry is examining the deaths of Adam Strain, Claire Roberts and Raychel Ferguson, and the events following the deaths of Lucy Crawford and Conor Mitchell.