Crackdown on consultant hours after RTÉ exposé

The secretary general of the Department of Health wrote to HSE director general Tony O’Brien after serious issues were highlighted in a recent RTÉ Investigates programme

Tony O’Brien Pic: Rolling News

The Department of Health has requested details of the steps the HSE is taking to investigate and ensure compliance with the consultants’ contract.

The secretary general of the Department of Health wrote to HSE director general Tony O’Brien after serious issues were highlighted in a recent RTÉ Investigates programme.

“The HSE has been requested to ensure that a comprehensive framework operating at both national and local level is in place and that reporting ...