Martin pointed out that health board structures were more than 30 years old - set up in 1970 - and had spawned a large range of specialist agencies during that period - 58 to be precise. For the first time, the health service would be managed as a single national entity, albeit with a regional structure - HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster, HSE Dublin North East, HSE South and HSE West. From October 2009 to December 2012, she was HSE National Director of Integrated Services and was previously HSE National Director of Primary Community & Continuing Care. That report was overseen by then National Director Social Care Pat Healy, formerly regional director HSE South, formerly chief officer of the SHB, now National Director, Community Strategy & Planning. Dr Reilly got rid of the HSE board in 2011 in an effort to make those running the executive more directly accountable to him.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 17:37 UTC