Mallow probe may speed up HSE South reorganisation

Catherine Shanahan says the HSE was as surprised as anyone by move to investigate Cork hospital

ANY number of opinions have been aired in recent days over the fate of Mallow General Hospital (MGH) and why it is that the health watchdog has decided to probe its patient care.

There are those who believe it is a collaborative effort between the discredited Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to quickly justify removal of certain services from the north Cork hospital and speed up the HSE South’s plodding reconfiguration plan.