Clarke to review SEHB sexual abuse case

A HEALTH board has ordered an independent review into the handling of a case involving one of its employees who was accused of sexually abusing children.

The man, who was employed by the South Eastern Health Board at the time, was the subject of an internal investigation two years ago, but there were no criminal proceedings.

The board has now employed Madeleine Clarke, the former deputy chief executive of Barnardo’s, to carry out the independent review.