Health
Chief medical officer to leave role a year after taking up post
Breda Smyth is reportedly leaving the Department of Health entirely to pursue a new job
The state’s chief medical officer (CMO) is due to leave the role just over a year after her appointment to the position, it has emerged.
Professor Breda Smyth is leaving the Department of Health entirely to pursue a new job in the Royal College of Surgeons, it has been confirmed.
Smyth was officially appointed to the role on October 5, 2022 having served as interim CMO after Dr Tony Holohan left the post earlier that ...