HSE-funded body suffers ‘serious fraud’

A major HSE-funded group tasked with aiding frontline services has suffered instances of “serious fraud” at its organisation in the past three years.

The group, which has not been identified, confirmed the situation in the latest batch of health service internal audits, obtained by the Irish Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act.

As part of scheduled checks into how taxpayer funds are spent, the HSE’s audit team sought details from 17 leading groups funded in the HSE South.