Cabinet Ministers are set to approve a major restructure of the HSE this morning. The idea was the HSE would cut down on repetition of services and make things more efficient. Now six regional health boards will be set up, likely in rough geographical lines with the current hospital groups system. More details are expected on how these regional boards will be structured, whether redundancies will be needed in areas that double up, and how long it will take to phase-in. The move is part of Slaintecare, the 10-year plan for the health service, and has broad support across political parties.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 05:48 UTC