HSE failing to meet a third of targets, finds corporate report

THE HSE is failing to meet almost a third of the targets it has set itself, with emergency-department waiting times, staff absenteeism and primary care team levels officially under-performing across the country.

The conclusions have been made in the health authority’s own 2008-2011 corporate plan, which set performances in the first half of this year with earlier targets for the system.

According to the HSE document, while the health service has made some progress in 23 of 30 targeted sections, it is continuing to fall below expectations in almost one in every three areas. Emergency department waiting times are among the worst performance indicators, according to the report, with just 13 out of 31 hospitals across the country meeting the HSE imposed six-hour waiting time targets.