Taking a knife to the health service
Why is health reform so unattainable? And ultimately, what needs to be done?
If you want to tell the story of the Irish health service, there are thousands of places to start. You could begin with the politics: the opposition’s attempts to weaponise health, or the latest overcrowding pressures. You could start with the money: the latest revelation that the HSE must find millions in unspecified value savings this year, or the fact that we are now one of the higher per capita spenders on healthcare ...
