HSE chief calls for ‘voluntary redundancy scheme’

THE head of human resources in the HSE has called for managers to take part in a new “voluntary redundancy scheme” to reduce the number of senior officials employed in the system.

National director Sean McGrath, who oversees a workforce in excess of 110,000 people, said over the past two years, the HSE has attempted to drastically reduce the number of senior officials and administrators by not replacing those who retire.

However, despite the plan being put in place to increase the amount of money being spent on frontline services and patient care, he told www.irishhealth.com that the policy has failed to cut management numbers sufficiently.