THE number of primary care teams (PCTs) in the Health Service Executive (HSE) South is less than half the figure required to support the reconfiguration of hospital services, according to a leaked report.

THE Health Service Executive is carrying out a comprehensive review of all child protection records and files throughout Cork city and county to check for notifications of clerical sex abuse.

PSYCHIATRISTS have warned the Tánaiste that accountability and quality of care in the mental health services will be compromised under the new Health Service Executive (HSE).